Eremophila laanii
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Eremophila laanii is a shrub which is native to Western Australia
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between the start of winter and the start of summer (June to December in Australia).
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The type specimen was collected on the Upper Murchison River
, near Mount Hale
, by C. Crossland.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Description
Plants are usually between 1 and 2.5 metres in height and have white, pink or purple flowersbetween the start of winter and the start of summer (June to December in Australia).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1884 by botanist Ferdinand von MuellerFerdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
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The type specimen was collected on the Upper Murchison River
Murchison River (Western Australia)
The Murchison River is the second longest river in Western Australia. It flows for about from the southern edge of the Robinson Ranges to the Indian Ocean at Kalbarri. It has a mean annual flow of about 200 million cubic metres.-Course:...
, near Mount Hale
Mount Hale
Mount Hale is the name of more than one mountain, including:* A peak in the Sentinel Range in Antartica* Mount Hale in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA....
, by C. Crossland.