Eremophila goodwinii (Eremophila goodwinii)
Description
Eremophila goodwinii is usually a low spreading shrub but sometimes an erect shrub growing to a height of between 0.3 and 1.5 m (1 and 5 ft) and has branches and leaves which are usually sticky due to the presence of resin. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems and are mostly 28–58 mm (1–2 in) long, 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) wide, linear to narrow lance-shaped, with margins that vary from smooth to serrated. The flowers are borne singly or in pairs in leaf axils on a stalk, 15–30 mm (0.6–1 in) long. There are 5 overlapping, green to purplish, egg-shaped to lance-shaped sepals which are 8–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long and covered with mostly glandular hairs. The petals are 15–30 mm (0.6–1 in) long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube. The petal tube is pale lilac-coloured to mauve on the outside and white with dark lines on the inside. The outside of the tube and petal lobes are hairy, the inside of the lobes is glabrous and the inside of the tube is woolly. The 4 stamens are fully enclosed in the petal tube. Flowering occurs throughout the year and is followed by fruits which oval-shaped to almost spherical, 8–11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and have a hairy, papery covering.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Genus: Eremophila
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