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Eremophila oldfieldii F.Muell.
Pixie Bush

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 1:208 (1859)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub or tree, 1-6 m high. Fl. yellow-orange-red-pink, May to Oct. Clay, loam, calcareous sand, rocky soils. Stony creek beds, rocky sites, granite outcrops, breakaways, undulating plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Northampton, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Three Springs, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.