Winter apple
Eremophila debilis, Fam. Myoporaceae
Prostrate or ascending shrub with a thick rootstock.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover), Shrub |
| Family: | Myoporaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple, elliptic to ovate, margin usually with some teeth. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Purple, Pink |
| Flower description: | One or two flowers together, pink or purple, up to 1.2cm long. Most months of the year. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Red |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Reddish, ovoid drupes, about 8mm long. |
| Habitat: | Open forest, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Grow from seed from which the flesh has been removed, soaking overnight in warm water may improve germination success. |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
