Scrophulariaceae FAMILY
Eremophila maculata
Eremophila maculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eremophila maculata is an evergreen shrub growing about 2 metres tall. The plant is occasionally gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeAustralia - scattered through all mainland areas.
HabitatClayey soils in the more arid regions[ 152 Title Australian Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Publisher New Holland Publishers Year 2001 ISBN 1876334703 Description A very good and readable guide to the subject. ]. Grows in a variety of communities, mainly on heavy clay to clay loams of river and creek floodplains[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].