Eremophila gibbifolia
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Eremophila gibbifolia is a shrub species which is native to Australia
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Plants are 0.3 to 0.9 metres in height and have warty leaves which are 1.5 to 5 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. The sessile flowers have green sepal
s and lilac, purple or rarely white petals and a hairy, spotted throat.
The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
in Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science. He gave it the name Duttonia gibbifolia. In 1859 he transferred the species into the genus Eremophila
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It occurs in South Australia
, where it is listed as "rare", and Victoria
, where it is uncommon, on sandy loam, often in mallee
scrub.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Plants are 0.3 to 0.9 metres in height and have warty leaves which are 1.5 to 5 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. The sessile flowers have green sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s and lilac, purple or rarely white petals and a hairy, spotted throat.
The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
in Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science. He gave it the name Duttonia gibbifolia. In 1859 he transferred the species into the genus Eremophila
Eremophila (plant)
Eremophila is a genus of plants of the family Scrophulariaceae, with species known by the common names of Emu Bush, Poverty Bush or Fuchsia Bush. Currently, there are 215 recognised species, all of which are endemic to Australia...
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It occurs in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, where it is listed as "rare", and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, where it is uncommon, on sandy loam, often in mallee
Mallee
Mallee may refer to:* Mallee , the habit of woody plants that grow with multiple stems from underground lignotubers* Mallee , a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia...
scrub.