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Ellangowan-poisonbush (Eremophila deserti)
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Ellangowan-poisonbush

Eremophila deserti · Scrophulariaceae · all Eremophila records · also called Waterbush · Wikipedia

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Eremophila deserti leads with the cited fire-retardant plant row, the source lineage selected for this record. Its support is limited evidence in the evidence table, with a computed direction of on-list.

The nearby comparisons remain in related plants. The genus page provides a broader index for Eremophila, but does not widen deserti's source base. The distinction matters for this emu-bush entry: one cited plant list, a limited pack, and the computed result stay together. The evidence table preserves the accepted row behind that direction within deserti's own accepted species boundary.

Form
shrub
Region
Victoria, Australia
Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Eremophila deserti (Waterbush). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/eremophila-deserti/. Last verified 2026-08-23.