ne , ▁Little ▁Sand y ▁Des ert , ▁M urch ison ▁and ▁Pil bara ▁bi oge ographic ▁regions ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁mul ga ▁wood land ▁on ▁hard pan ▁fl ats ▁or ▁sometimes ▁on ▁st ony ▁hills . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁Sand bank ▁pover ty ▁bush ▁is ▁an ▁indicator ▁species ▁that ▁past ure ▁is ▁in ▁poor ▁condition ▁due ▁to ▁over gra zing , ▁especially ▁of ▁grass es ▁such ▁as ▁broad - leaf ▁w ander rie ▁grass ▁( Mon ach ather ▁par ado x us ) ▁and ▁bu ck ▁w ander rie ▁grass ▁( E ri ach ne ▁hel m si i ). ▁This ▁pover ty ▁bush ▁is ▁not ▁pal atable ▁to ▁stock . ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁pred ation ▁by ▁the ▁hop b ush ▁scale ▁insect ▁( P ul vin aria ▁dod ona e ae , ▁Order ▁Hem ip tera , ▁Family ▁C occ idae ). ▁About ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁plants ▁are ▁killed ▁although ▁other ▁species ▁of ▁er em oph lias ▁are ▁not ▁affected . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁E rem oph ila ▁marg are th ae ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁" not ▁threatened " ▁by ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Government ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ▁ ▁Use ▁in ▁h ort icult ure ▁The ▁sil very - gre y ▁fol i age ▁of ▁this ▁er em oph ila ▁comple ments ▁the ▁blue ▁flowers ▁of ▁this ▁hard y , ▁small ▁shr ub . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁propag ated ▁from ▁c utt ings ▁or ▁by ▁gra ft ing