Eremophila pterocarpa subsp. acicularis
Eremophila pterocarpa subsp. acicularis is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a locally common shrub with grey leaves and sepals and a red flower tube which is orange inside. Description Eremophila pterocarpa subspecies acicularis is a shrub growing to high. The branches have raised lumps, especially near their ends and the leaves are narrow, linear to needle-like, long and wide. The leaves and stems are covered with powder-like short, matted hairs. Unlike those in subspecies pterocarpa, the leaf bases are not twisted The flowers are brick-red on their outer surface, orange inside the petal tube, lack spots and are arranged singly in the leaf axils on a stalk which is long. There are 5 sepals which are narrow egg-shaped to triangular and of approximately equal lengths. The petals, which give the flowers their colour are long and joined in a tube with 5 lobes at the end. As with the leaves, the sepals and petals have a dusty covering of short, fine hairs. Flowering occurs between June and July and is followed by fruits which are flattened and dry with papery wings. Taxonomy and naming The species was first formally described