Eremophila microtheca

Heath-like eremophila
In Mount Annan Botanic Garden

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. microtheca
Binomial name
Eremophila microtheca
(F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Pholidia microtheca F.Muell. ex Benth.

Eremophila microtheca, also known as heath-like eremophila, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with densely hairy branches and leaves, narrow leaves and pale lilac-coloured flowers and which emits a strong odour.

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