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Scaevola crassifolia
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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]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Goodeniaceae |
Genus: | Scaevola |
Species: | S. crassifolia |
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Scaevola crassifolia | |
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Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
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The similarity to Scaevola nitida is very close - the difference being S. nitida is a larger shrub with thinner leaves.[4]