Eremophila alternifolia (Poverty Bush)

Eremophila alternifolia, Geelong Botanic Gardens, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

POVERTY BUSH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila alternifolia in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Poverty Bush

Other Names
Narrow-leaved Fuchsia-bush

Description
The Poverty Bush is a shrub with narrow leaves and reddish pink tubular flowers in winter and spring. (Some plants have white or yellow flowers).

Distribution
South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Northern Territory,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 3
Spread (m): 2 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 300
Flower Colour: pink, red, yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	alternifolia
Common Name:	Poverty Bush

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  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila bignoniiflora
  Eremophila bowmanii
  Eremophila brevifolia
  Eremophila decipiens
  Eremophila divaricata
  Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic'
  Eremophila hygrophana
  Eremophila laanii
  Eremophila longifolia
  Eremophila macdonnellii
  Eremophila nivea
  Eremophila oldfieldii ssp oldfieldii
  Eremophila oppositifolia
  Eremophila scoparia
  Eremophila subteretifolia