Australian Native Plants

  Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic' (Tar Bush)


Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic' photo
Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic', Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




TAR BUSH FACTS

Common Name
Tar Bush

Description
The Tar Bush is a dense shrub with oval gray hairy leaves, and red, orange or brown tubular flowers. Flowers between early autumn and summer.

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 1.5m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Myoporaceae
Genus:Eremophila
Species:glabra
Variety:'Murchison Magic'
Common Name:Tar Bush


Relatives in same Genus
  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila alternifolia
  Eremophila bignoniiflora
  Eremophila bowmanii
  Eremophila brevifolia
  Eremophila decipiens
  Eremophila divaricata
  Eremophila hygrophana
  Eremophila laanii
  Eremophila longifolia
  Eremophila macdonnellii
  Eremophila nivea
  Eremophila oldfieldii ssp oldfieldii
  Eremophila oppositifolia
  Eremophila scoparia
  Eremophila subteretifolia