Eremophila barbata

Eremophila barbata is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to a small area in the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. It is a very rare, small, spreading shrub distinguished by a prominent "beard" on the lower lobe of its lilac-coloured flowers.

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Eremophila barbata is a spreading shrub, sometimes growing to 1 m (3 ft) high and 3 m (10 ft) wide with lumpy branches due to the presence of wart-like tubercles. The leaves are arranged alternately, 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long, 3–7.5 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, clustered towards the ends of the stem and slightly bluish-green in colour. The flowers are usually borne singly in leaf axils and lack a stalk. There are 5 green, narrow triangular sepals 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long. The 5 petals are 7–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) long and joined at their lower end to form a tube. The tube and the petal lobes on its end are lilac-coloured, lack spots and are glabrous on the outside. The lower, middle petal lobe and the inside of the petal tube is covered with long, soft hairs.

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