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Eremophila lactea Chinnock
Milky Emu Bush

Reference
Nuytsia 5:393-395, Fig. 2 (1986)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect spindly or compact shrub, (0.3-)0.8-3.5 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Sep to Nov. White sandy clay loam. Open disturbed road verge.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 March 1997
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Esperance.