''Eremophila jucunda'' subsp. ''pulcherrima'' is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with grey, hairy leaves and sepals and blue or mauve flowers often growing in stony places. It is similar to subspecies ''jucunda'' but is distinguished from it by its grey new growth and more northerly distribution.

Description

''Eremophila jucunda'' subsp. ''pulcherrima'' is a shrub which usually grows to a height of . Its branches and leaves are hairy and the leaves are densely arranged near the ends of branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped, long and wide. The young leaves and branches are grey-coloured. The flowers are lilac-coloured to purple and occur singly in the leaf axils on flower stalks long. There are 5 sepals which are linear to lance-shaped, long and wide. The 5

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s form a tube which is glabrous on the outer surface. Flowering usually occurs in September and is followed by fruit which are oval to cone-shaped and long.

Taxonomy and naming

''Eremophila jucunda'' subsp. ''pulcherrima'' was first described by

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in 2007. The epithet ''pulcherrima'' is a Latin word meaning "prettiest".

Distribution and habitat

This eremophila grows on rocky hils or on clay flats between Paraburdoo and

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Conservation

''Eremophila jucunda'' subspecies ''pulcherrima'' is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

References

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