Eremophila neglecta (Eremophila neglecta)
Description
Eremophila neglecta is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a shrub which branches from ground level and which has lance-shaped leaves and orange-red flowers. It occurs in South Australia and the Northern Territory.Eremophila neglecta is a shrub with its branches sticky and shiny due to the presence of resin and which grows to a height of between 1 and 2.5 m (3 and 8 ft). Many of the branches arise from ground level and are rough due to the presence of raised leaf bases. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are mostly 20–40 mm (0.8–2 in) long, 3.2–6.8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, narrow lance-shaped and which taper to a leaf stalk 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long. Young leaves are densely hairy but become glabrous, sticky and shiny as they age.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Genus: Eremophila
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