Eremophila sargentii

Eremophila sargentii is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub with sticky, shiny foliage, small leaves and mauve or blue flowers.

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Eremophila sargentii is a strong-smelling shrub which grows to a height of between 0.9 and 2 m (3 and 7 ft). Its branches are glabrous, shiny and sticky and have ridges extending down from the leaf bases. The leaves are linear to oblong-shaped, 2–6.5 mm (0.08–0.3 in) long, 0.5–1.5 mm (0.02–0.06 in) wide, glabrous, sticky and shiny due to the presence of resin. The flowers are borne singly in leaf axils on straight, glabrous, sticky stalks, 3–9 mm (0.1–0.4 in) long. There are 5 green, overlapping, egg-shaped, sticky sepals which are 2–3.5 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long. The petals are 9–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long and are joined at their lower end to form a cylindrical tube. The petal tube is mauve, blue or lilac-coloured, white with yellow-brown spots inside. The petal tube and lobes are glabrous except for the inside of the tube which has long, soft hairs. The 4 stamens are enclosed in the petal tube. Flowering occurs between September and October and is followed by fruits which are dry, woody, oval-shaped and about 3 mm (0.1 in) long.