Eremophila occidens (Eremophila occidens)
Description
Eremophila occidens is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with branches that are hairy at first, light green leaves crowded at the ends of the branches and purple to deep violet flowers in early Spring. It is restricted to the extreme west of Western Australia.Eremophila occidens is usually an erect, slender shrub growing to a height of 1.5 m (5 ft) often with many tangled branches lower down. Its younger stems are densely covered with simple, branched and glandular hairs. Its leaves are arranged alternately, overlap near the ends of the branches and are erect, mostly 17–28 mm (0.7–1 in) long, 3.5–6.5 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide and elliptic to lance-shaped. They have prominent raised lumps, especially on the lower surface and a raised mid-vein on the lower surface.
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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