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Crimson Turkey Bush

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Genus: Eremophila

Species: latrobei

Main Flower Colour: Red

Description

Shrub, (0.3-)0.8-3 m high. Fl. red-pink-blue-cream, Apr to Oct. Stony red clay, loam or sandy soils over sandstone, granite, ironstone. Gibber plains, rocky ridges & hillslopes, creeklines.

Identification

The main flower colour is red.

References

http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7230

Created: 02 Mar 2014 - John Baas
Updated: 19 Nov 2014 - Member - John and Val

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Location

Region Specifics

In WA: widespread through arid and desert WA.

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