Eremophila eriocalyx

Eremophila eriocalyx, commonly known as desert pride, is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with greyish leaves, very hairy sepals and petals that range in colour from white to yellow, sometimes pink or purple.

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Eremophila eriocalyx is an erect, sometimes spindly shrub, usually growing to a height of between 0.7 and 2 m (2 and 7 ft) with branches that are covered with white or yellowish hairs. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are linear to lance-shaped with the edges thickened and turned under. They are mostly 15–32 mm (0.6–1 in) long and 1–4 mm (0.04–0.2 in) wide and covered with soft, white hairs. The flowers are borne singly in leaf axils on a hairy stalk usually 7–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long. There are 5 hairy green to reddish-purple sepals which are mostly 10–18 mm (0.4–0.7 in) long. The petals are 15–28 mm (0.6–1 in) long and joined at their lower end to form a tube. They are a shade of cream to yellow, white or sometimes purple to pinkish-purple. The petal tube is mostly covered with glandular hairs except for the inner side of the petal lobes. The inside of the tube is filled with woolly hairs. The 4 stamens are enclosed in the petal tube sometimes equalling it in length. Flowering occurs from August to October and is followed by fruits which are oval-shaped, have distinct ribs, are glabrous and 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long.