Eremaea ectadioclada is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, spreading shrub with small leaves, and orange-coloured flowers on the ends of the long branches which grew in the previous year.
Eremaea ectadioclada is a low, spreading shrub growing to a height of Шаблон:Convert. Its younger branches are densely covered with fine hairs. The leaves are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide, narrow egg-shaped, tapering to a point. There is a single vein, sometimes three veins visible on the lower surface.[1]
The flowers are orange-coloured and occur singly or (rarely) in pairs, on the ends of the longer branches which grew in the previous year. There are 5 sepals which are densely covered with hairs on the outside surface and 5 petalsШаблон:Convert long. The stamens, which give the flower its colour, are arranged in 5 bundles, each containing 16 to 36 stamens. Flowering occurs from July to November and is followed by fruits which are woody capsules. The capsules are Шаблон:Convert long, rough and scaly on the outer surface and more or less barrel-shaped or cup-shaped. This species can be distinguished from other eremaeas by its rough, usually star-shaped fruit and narrow leaves.[1]
Eremaea ectadioclada was first formally described in 1993 by Roger Hnatiuk in Nuytsia.[1][2] The specific epithet (ectadioclada) is from the Ancient Greekektadios meaning "spreading" and klados meaning "branch" in reference to the growth form of this species.[1]
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