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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Eremophila purpurascens Chinnock
Purple Eremophila

Reference
J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 1:246-248 (1979)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, bushy shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. pink & purple/red, Aug to Oct. Sandy clay, stony loam over greenstone. Granite hills & rocks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 March 1997
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas.