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(2014) concluded that there is a lot of suitable 
habitat to the west and south of its known 
range, so the total population may be higher 
than 300,000. 
The habitat in which Eremophila woodiae 
occurs is without domestic stock and has 
low feral goat numbers; conversely grazing 
by native animals is thought to be very low. 
No evidence of grazing on the species was 
observed. Silcock& Fensham (2014) concluded 
that there are no threats to this species, that it 
is abundant within its limited range and that 
there are no observable fluctuations in the 
number of plants over the short term. They 
ascertained that the species is not eligible for 
listing under any IUCN criteria. Therefore a 
Least Concern conservation status under the 
Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 is 
recommended. 
Etymology : The specific epithet of this 
species is named for Aileen Wood, a long 
term staff member at the Queensland 
Herbarium. Aileen’s knowledge of cultivated 
plants, especially cultivars, is unsurpassed 
at the Queensland Herbarium and is greatly 
appreciated by staff. 
Acknowledgements 
I wish to thank the following staff at the 
Queensland Herbarium who assisted me in 
the preparation of this paper: Rod Fensham for 
collecting material to facilitate description, 
and for reading an early manuscript draft 
and making instructive suggestions; Ailsa 
Holland for reading an early manuscript draft 
and making instructive suggestions; Tony 
Bean for the distribution map, methodology 
advice and for reading a late manuscript draft 
and making instructive suggestions; Will 
Smith for the distribution map, drawings 
and assistance with photographs. I also wish 
to thank Bob Chinnock for reviewing the 
manuscript and making useful comments. 
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