Scaevola albida

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Common name:         Pale Fan-flower

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• The specific epithet (albida) means "white"

Flowers

• The flowers are borne in upper leaf axils on stems to 25 cm long, five petaled, corolla white, pale blue or lilac, 5–10 mm long with white, more or less flattened hairs on the outer surface

• Flowering occurs mostly from October to January 

Fruit:                            

• Urn shaped, usually one-seeded, papery and 2–4 mm  long

Leaves:         

• The leaves are elliptic to egg-shaped, wavy, bright green, semi-succulent and slightly hairy, 0.6–5 cm long, 1–25 mm wide, margins smooth or toothed, and sessile

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A mat forming ground cover growing up to 50 cm high and 30–40 cm wide

Habitat:   

• Near coastal scrubland, grassy headlands and ranges 

Distribution:                  

• In NSW, Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland

Additional notes:    

• Taxonomy 

  • Scaevola albida was first formally described in 1917 and the description was published in The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaevola_albida (2024)