Eremophila victoriae

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Eremophila victoriae

Eremophila victoriae is a small shrub native to Western Australia. It is only known from two populations in the Great Victoria Desert.

Description
- Grows about 40–50 cm tall and 40–75 cm wide
- Branches are grey and have glandular hairs
- Leaves are alternately arranged, sessile (attached directly to the stem), sticky, egg-shaped, about 3–4 mm long and 2–3 mm wide
- Flowers appear singly in the axils of leaves on pedicels 4–5 mm long, also with glandular hairs
- Sepals are five lance- to egg-shaped, brownish-green, 5–8 mm long and 3–3.5 mm wide
- Petal tube is purple, 10–20 mm long, with hairs on the outside and smooth inside
- Four stamens are inside the tube
- Flowering mainly August to October, and sometimes after rainfall

Taxonomy and naming
- Described in 2016 by Bevan Buirchell and Andrew P. Brown in the journal Nuytsia
- Based on specimens collected in the Great Victoria Desert in 2010
- The name victoriae refers to the type location

Distribution and habitat
- Known only from two populations in the Great Victoria Desert
- Grows in mulga country (areas with Acacia aneura)

Conservation
- Classified as Priority One by the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
- Indicates it is known from only a few locations and may be at risk

References
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