Eremophila bowmanii
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Eremophila bowmanii, also known as Silver Turkeybush, is a shrub which is native to Australia
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leaves, branches and sepals. The flowers are lilac or occasionally white. The leaves are linear to lanceolate.
in 1861.
Three subspecies have been identified:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Description
This species grows up to 2 metres in height, has white to grey tomentoseTomentose
Tomentose is a term used to describe plant hairs that are flattened and matted, forming a woolly coating known as tomentum. Often the hairs are silver or gray-colored...
leaves, branches and sepals. The flowers are lilac or occasionally white. The leaves are linear to lanceolate.
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von MuellerFerdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
in 1861.
Three subspecies have been identified:
- E. bowmanii F.Muell. subsp. bowmanii
- E. bowmanii subsp. latifolia (L.S.Sm.) Chinnock
- E. bowmanii subsp. nutans Chinnock