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Eremophila maculata (Ker Gawl.) F.Muell. subsp. maculata
Spotted Emu Bush

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, diffuse shrub, 0.3-3 m high. Fl. red-orange-yellow/pink, May to Sep. Clay, sandy loam. River flats, drainage lines, seasonally-wet depressions.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 May 2008
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Great Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Hart, Mackay, Nullarbor Plain, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Leonora, Menzies.