Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
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E. g. subsp. glabra
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| Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra |
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Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra is a special plant that belongs to the figwort family. It grows naturally only in the mainland states of Australia. This plant is a type of Eremophila glabra, but you can tell it apart from other similar plants by the unique pattern of fine hairs on its stems. You'll usually find it in the drier parts of Australia, including areas west of the Great Dividing Range in the eastern states.
What Does This Plant Look Like?
Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra is a shrub that can be different sizes. It usually grows to be about 0.5 to 3 metres (1.6 to 9.8 feet) tall. Sometimes, it can even spread out to be 4 metres (13 feet) wide!
Its stems are covered with soft, white hairs. But here's a cool detail: the hairs grow in bands down the stems, with smooth, hairless sections in between. The leaves are spread out along the stem and are shaped like an oval or a spear, getting narrower towards the base. They are usually between 15 and 58 millimetres (0.6 to 2.3 inches) long and 2.5 to 12 millimetres (0.1 to 0.5 inches) wide.
The flowers of this plant are often red or orange, but sometimes they can be yellow. Each flower grows by itself where a leaf joins the stem, on a short stalk about 4.5 to 7 millimetres (0.2 to 0.3 inches) long. The flowers have 5 sepals (leaf-like parts that protect the bud) and 5 petals that form a tube. The lowest petal is thinner than the others and bends back under the flower.
You can see this plant flowering for most of the year, from January to November. After the flowers, it produces fruits that are oval or almost round, about 6.6 to 9 millimetres (0.3 to 0.4 inches) across.
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Where Does This Plant Grow?
Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra grows in every mainland state of Australia. This includes the drier inland areas of New South Wales, southern Queensland, and Victoria. You can also find it all over South Australia and in the southern parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It's a tough plant that can grow in many different types of soil and in various natural environments.
