Global InformationEremophila alternifolia information
| Narrow-leaved poverty bush | |
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| Growing in the ANBG | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. alternifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila alternifolia R.Br.[1]
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Eremophila alternifolia, commonly known as the narrow-leaved emu bush[2] or narrow-leaved poverty bush,[3] is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, and is endemic to areas between the far west of New South Wales, the far south of the Northern Territory and the southern half of Western Australia. It is a variable shrub, with respect to its growth form, leaf shape and flower colour. Aboriginal Australians used the leaves to treat ailments such as colds and skin infections and pharmacological testing has shown that the leaves contain compounds that affect cardiac activity.
- ^ a b "Eremophila alternifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Eremophila alternifolia". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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