6. Charleville Turkey Bush

Eromophila gilesii

NON-INDIGENOUS USE:

Not known.

INDIGENOUS USE:

Not known

DESCRIPTION:

Leafy and compact this shrub grows to 1.5m. Downy and sticky and regarded as a woody weed.

LEAVES:

Alternate, dull green and linear from 1-7cm long, narrow.

FLOWERS:

Pale blue to purple and bell shaped growing singly in the leaf axils during autumn and spring. Fruits are oval shaped and slightly hairy being dry and woody. Not palatable for stock.