Scaevola crassifolia

Scaevola crassifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species: S. crassifolia
Binomial name
Scaevola crassifolia
Labill.
Synonyms
  • Lobelia crassifolia (Labill.) Kuntze
  • Merkusia crassifolia (Labill.) de Vriese

Scaevola crassifolia is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia and South Australia. Common names include Cushion Fanflower, Thick-leaved Fanflower and Thick-leaved Scaevola.[1][2][3] It grows up to 1.5 metres high and 3 metres wide and produces white, blue or pale purple flowers from July to February in its native range.[1][3]

The similarity to Scaevola nitida is very close - the difference being S. nitida is a larger shrub with thinner leaves.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scaevola crassifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
  2. ↑ "Scaevola crassifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 "Scaevola crassifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. ↑ Barrett, Russell and Eng Pin Tay (2005) Perth Plants, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Perth Western Australia ISBN 1-87647-907-8


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