Kingdom Plantae Family Goodeniaceae Scientific name Scaevola crassifolia | Order Asterales Genus Scaevola Rank Species | |
Similar Olearia axillaris, Acacia rostellifera, Spyridium globulosum, Scaevola albida, Melaleuca huegelii | ||
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. 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.
The similarity to Scaevola nitida is very close - the difference being S. nitida is a larger shrub with thinner leaves.
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