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Eremophila deserti (Benth.) Chinnock

Reference
Jessop & Toelken, Fl.S.Austral. edn 4, 1338 (1986)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading shrub, 0.3-4(-5) m high. Fl. white/cream-yellow, Jan or Apr to Nov. Red sandy or loam, skeletal soils on granite or limestone. Near salt lakes, flats, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 March 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Southern Cross, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Eucla, Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Esperance, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Meekatharra, Menzies, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Northampton, Perenjori, Shark Bay, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.