![]() Uses Indigenous use Įremophila longifolia is one of the most important plant species to Aboriginal people, especially to those living in Central Australia. This species is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Honeyeaters, emus ( Dromaius novaehollandiae) and bustards ( Ardeotis australis) are known to use this eremophila as a food source. It generally grows in Acacia or Eucalyptus woodland but is also common on rocky hills, sand plains and sand dunes. Distribution and habitat īerrigan is the most ubiquitous eremophila in Australia because it can grow in a wide range of soil types and habitats apart from the more humid areas of the east coast. Some of these names are also used for other species including Pittosporum phillyreoides, (known as "berrigan") and Santalum lanceolatum (known as "native plum").Īboriginal Australians use names including amuna ( Anmatjirra), tulypurpa ( Pitjantjatjara), otenerrenge ( Aranda), ortherrenge ( Eastern Aranda), tulypur ( Yankunytjatjara) and ngawil ( Yuwaalaraay). : 466Īs well as being known as berrigan, the species has a number of other common names including berregan emu bush, long-leaved emu bush, weeping emu bush, native plum, juniper tree and dogwood. The specific epithet ( longifolia) is derived from the Latin words longus meaning "long" : 494 and folium meaning "leaf". In 1860, Ferdinand von Mueller changed the name to Eremophila longifolia. The description was published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. The first formal description of the species was published by Robert Brown in 1810 who gave it the name Stenochilus longifolius. longifolia growing at Karalundi Taxonomy and naming The fruits which follow are oval to almost spherical in shape, 5–12 mm (0.2–0.5 in) long and are yellow at first, then turn brown and finally black. In most places, flowers may appear in any season, depending on rainfall. In Western Australia it mainly occurs between March and November, in southern Queensland during spring and summer but in the Riverina area of New South Wales there is no distinct flowering season. Flowering occurs at different times in different parts of the country. The 4 stamens extend beyond the end of the petal tube. The inside and outside of the tube are covered with hairs, more densely so on the outside. The petal tube is brick-red to pink, sometimes spotted inside with darker red. The petals are mostly 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube. ![]() There are 5 green, egg-shaped, tapering, hairy sepals which are mostly 2–7 mm (0.08–0.3 in) long. The flowers are borne in groups of up to 5 in leaf axils on stalks mostly 4–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long. They are mostly 50–160 mm (2–6 in) long, 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, taper towards both ends and have a prominent mid-vein on the lower surface. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are linear to lance-shaped, often sickle-shaped and often have a hooked end. Its branches often have a covering of fine, yellow to reddish brown hairs. ![]() It frequently forms suckers and dense stands of clones of the shrub are common. It is a shrub or small tree with weeping branches, long, narrow leaves and brick-red or pink flowers and is found in all Australian mainland states and the Northern Territory.Įremophila longifolia is a shrub or small tree growing to a height of between 1 and 8 m (3 and 30 ft). Eremophila longifolia, known by a range of common names including berrigan, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia.
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