Eremophila debilis

1 Winter Apple at Thuddungra, NSW

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Identification history

	Eremophila debilis	9 Oct 2023	Tapirlord
	Unidentified	7 Oct 2023	trevorpreston

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8 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

9 Oct 2023

@Tapirlord @natureguy This was a really nice ground covering shrub on the side of the road in Quamby TSR right at the northern end of the CNM map.
No-one on our FOG trip could identify it. Flowers were only about 6-7mm. I'm hoping you can find an ID. Do you have any thoughts on it?

Tapirlord wrote:

9 Oct 2023

Well, so this one was fun I have to say. It took me a little while to get the right family, hence I didn't ID this intially, but we got there eventually. Tried Lamiaceae, Rutaceae, and then Lythraceae (for reasons I can't explain) without success. I had the passing thought this might be and Eremophila (not a genus we deal with often on CNM), so went through Scrophulariaceae and low and behold.............This one is Eremophila debilis, of all things, it is a prostrate Eremophila with lovely broad leaves.

Tapirlord wrote:

9 Oct 2023

Also def native to this region.

trevorpreston wrote:

9 Oct 2023

Thanks so much for this Tapirlord, I appreciate your efforts. This one was beyond me, I didn't even know where to start.

natureguy wrote:

9 Oct 2023

Yeah thanks for the ID, I started with Myoporum for some reason and didn't get very far so glad you figured it out, thanks. And a nice sighting too Trevor :)

trevorpreston wrote:

9 Oct 2023

If native to the region, should this be changed from the non-local native designation?

Tapirlord wrote:

9 Oct 2023

Well at least you started in the right family lol. Regarding your question Trevor, yes it should be but the system won't display it. I'll email Aaron about it.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 Oct 2023

I will fix up its status we have one other record on Mt Ainslie which we consider to most likely by a garden escapee- hence its non-local status.

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