Eremophila

EremophilaKrichauff Ranges Fuchsia (Eremophila ovata) Native Fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei) MacDonnell’s Desert Fuchsia (Eremophila macdonnellii) Silky Eremophila (Eremophila nivea)

The genus Eremophila includes over 260 species of plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. Endemic to mainland Australia, the Eremophilas are considered widespread in the arid regions of Australia, ranging from prostrate to low-growing shrubs to small trees.

The flowers usually have 5 sepals and 5 petals, the flower petals are joined at their base, forming a tube shape, with the stamens enclosed in the tube. There is variation in flower shape, with the most common being two petals at the top of the tube and three below. The upper petals usually differ in size and shape from the lower ones.

Flowers with the stamen enclosed in the tube are usually insect-pollinated, the lower petals acting as a landing area for the insects.

Some Eremophila species have have four petal lobes at the top of the flower, with one petal below that is curled under the flower, the stamens extending beyond the petal tube, such as that in Eremophila glabra. These type of flowers are generally bird pollinated. There are some Eremophila species that have a combination of having the petals and stamen that extend out.

The colour of the flowers of the Eremophila species vary between species, some of the most common being purple, lilac, red, mauve and white. Many species have colour combination that include spotted and/or streaked marks.

As the flower ages, the corolla (petals of a flower are collectively known as the corolla) falls off, leaving the calyx and the ovule (the ovule forms the fruit/seeds of the flowering plants).

Leaf size and shape are also variable across the species, although the leaves are usually small and are often shiny or hairy.

The species include some well known common names of emu bush or fuchsia bush.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Phylum: Charophyta
• Class: Equisetopsida
• Subclass: Magnoliidae
• Superorder: Asteranae
• Order: Lamiales
• Family: Scrophulariaceae
• Genus: Eremophila

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EremophilaKrichauff Ranges Fuchsia (Eremophila ovata) Native Fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei) MacDonnell’s Desert Fuchsia (Eremophila macdonnellii) Silky Eremophila (Eremophila nivea)

FloraFlora in Australia Flora Index Acacia Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paws) Annual Yellowtop Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum var filiforme Apple Bush (Pterocaulon sphacelatum) Australian Bluebell Australian Gossypium Banksia Batswing Coral Tree Billy Buttons Birdsville Indigo Blue Pincushion Bush Banana Callistemon Callitris drummondii (Drummond’s Cypress Pine) Calothamnus quadrifidus Cape Honeysuckle Cassia fistula (Golden Shower) Cattle Bush Common Heath Crotalaria Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Desert Oaks Drumsticks Eremophila Eucalyptus Ficus Flannel Cudweed (Actinobole uliginosum) Georges Indigo Goatshead Burr (Sclerolaena bicornis) Golden Everlasting Goodenia Gossypium Grass and Grasses Grass Trees Grevillea Grey Germander Hakea Kapok Bush (Aerva javanica) Lambertia sp Leptospermum MacDonnell Ranges Cycad Maireana scleroptera Mexican Poppy Minnie Daisy Mistletoe Family Nardoo Native Apricot Nicotiana megalosiphon subspecies sessilifolia Nuytsia floribunda Orange Spade Flower Orchidaceae Parakeelyas (Calandrinia) Pebble Bush (Stylobasium spathulatum) Perennial Yellow Top Pink Everlasting Pink Rock Wort Poached Egg Daisy Portulaca Proteaceae Ptilotus Quandong Resurrection Fern Rosy Dock Ruby Saltbush Santalum Solanum Spike Centaury Spinifex Storkbill (Erodum cygnorum) Striped Mint Bush Sturt’s Desert Pea Sturt’s Desert Rose Tall Saltbush Tangled Leschenaultia Tar Vine Tribulus eichlerianus Upside-down Plant Urodon dasyphylla Variable Daisy Waratah (Telopea) Wertabona Daisy White Cedar (Melia azedarach) White Indigo White Paper Daisy Wild Passionfruit Wild Stock Woolly-Headed Burr Daisy Woolly Bush Yellow-keeled Swainsona