9. False sandalwood

Eremophyla mitchellii

NON-INDIGENOUS USE:

Essential oils.

INDIGENOUS USE:

Medicinal and for ceremonial rites.

DESCRIPTION:

Either a tree to 9m or a shrub to 3m. Commonly grows beneath larger trees such as gidgee, wilga and cypress pine. Sand and clay loamy earth or reddish-brown earths are preferable growing conditions.

BARK:

Dark brown almost black, oblong segments and rough.

LEAVES:

Linear-lanceolate, sticky, bright green and very fragrant.

FLOWERS:

White or pale cream, small and bell shaped, borne either singular or in groups of 2-3. Unpalatable to stock. Considered a woody weed hard to eradicate. Drought tolerant.