Silver Emubush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Myoporaceae Genus: Eremophila Species: E. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Myoporaceae is a family of Plants, found mostly in Australia which includes the following genera Calamphoreus --> Diocirea Eremophila is a genus of plants of the family Myoporaceae, with species known by the common names of Emu Bush, Poverty Bush or Fuchsia scoparia
Binomial name
Eremophila scoparia (R.Br.) F.Muell.

Eremophila scoparia , also known as Silver Emubush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG (German Müller) (June 30 1825 &ndash October 10 1896 was a German-Australian Physician For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution 4 Common Names 5 References

Description

This species can grow up to 3 metres in height, has a silvery, broom-like appearance and lilac or white flowers which appear year round. Brooms are a group of Evergreen, semi-evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the Legume family Fabaceae The linear leaves have a hooked apex.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 who gave it the name Pholidia scoparia. Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist

Distribution

It occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country

Common Names

Other common names include Silvery Emubush, Scotia Bush and Broom Bush.

References

• Eremophila scoparia (R.Br.) F.Muell.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. The Australian Plant Name Index ( APNI) is an online database of all published names of Australian vascular plants Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• Eremophila scoparia. FloraBase. FloraBase is a public access web-based database of the Flora of Western Australia. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment
• PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Eremophila scoparia

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