Goodeniaceae Scaevola Wildflowers

Currant Bush

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:03:00 GMT

Rigid, divaricate & spiny shrub, 0.2-2 m high, with dwarf branchlets. Fl. white-cream/yellow, Jan to Dec.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: spinescens Main Flower Colour: White

Cushion Fanflower

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:03:00 GMT

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 wide and 3 metres wide and produces white, blue or pale purple flowers from July to February in its native range.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: crassifolia Main Flower Colour: Blue

Fairy Fan-flower

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:03:00 GMT

Scaevola aemula is a member of the family Goodenaceae. The widely known common name is Fairy Fan-flower, which pertains to the small size of the S. aemula plants. Distribution map fpr Scaevola aemulaIt is distributed along the New South Wales and Victorian coastlines where it can be found in the form of a low growing perennial herb. The plant may be either decumbent or ascending in growth with a height up to 60 cm tall. Hairs are present on the on the stems, flowers and fruits of the plant. On the stems the hairs are course and yellow in colour. The floral hairs are present on the inside and outside. The outer hairs are course and dense and the inner hairs are simple and give a bearded look to the inside of the flower. The flowers have a beautiful fan shape with the typical colouration of purple, blue or mauve. This petal colour is combined with a white or more commonly a yellow centre to give a bright eye catching flower. The flowers grow at various points along the stems and they decrease in size from the top to the bottom of the plant. From spring through to the end of summer these flowers can be admired. This blooming time alters according to the length of summer and the temperatures of the season. Although this plant is plant is not currently widely cultivated, it's fast growth rate and prolific flowering should soon change this. S. aemula is extremely versatile and is recommended for growing in pots as well as garden beds. It also is good for attracting birds and insects. The more decumbent forms of S. aemula have great potential as ground covers. Seeds or cuttings can be used to propagate this plant. The seeds need to be sown fresh and the cutting need to be semi-ripe. The cuttings need to be placed in a sand-filled container and kept at warm temperatures. These plants are frost sensitive and do not do well in colder areas. S. aemula also requires well-drained sandy soil and a good sunny position.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: aemula Main Flower Colour: Purple

Fan Flower

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:04:00 GMT

Tough woody shrub to 3m. Small leaves. Flowers white with yellow throat. Spines on stems.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: unknown Main Flower Colour: White

Pale Fanflower

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:04:00 GMT

Prostrate to ascending herb to 50 cm high, often woody at base, with curled simple hairs or glabrous. Flowering all year Leaves obovate to elliptic, 0.6–5 cm long, 1–25 mm wide, margins toothed to entire, surface usually visible beneath hairs; sessile. Flowers in leafy spikes to 25 cm long; bracts leaf-like; bracteoles narrow-elliptic, 3–9 mm long, ciliate. Sepals ± free, ± ovate, to 0.7 mm long. Corolla 5–10 mm long, blue or white, with white ± appressed hairs outside, thinly bearded inside with some of the hairs usually papillate at apex; wings to 1 mm wide. Anthers glabrous. Indusium, with short white or purple bristles at base not exceeding those on lips. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 3 mm long, pubescent or glabrous, wrinkled, usually 1-seeded.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: albida Main Flower Colour: Mauve

Scaevola spinescens - Spiny Fanflower

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:05:00 GMT

Rigid divaricate shrub to 2 m high, with short branchlets often spinose, glabrous or with branched scurfy hairs, greyish when young. Leaves often clustered on branchlets, obovate to linear, 0.9–3.6 cm long, 1–6 mm wide, margins entire, thick; sessile. Flowers solitary in leaf axils; stalks slender, 5–20 mm long; bracts leaf-like; bracteoles immediately below ovary. Sepals fused into a rim 1 mm long. Corolla 9–16 mm long, densely bearded inside with all simple hairs, white or cream occasionally with purple veins; wings to 1 mm wide, laciniate. Anthers glabrous. Indusium with scattered hairs above.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: spinescens Main Flower Colour: White

Scaevola, Fan Flower

coley62 — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:33:00 GMT

A perennial, herb,growing to about 50cm high. Stiff erect form with leaves much reduced in size.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: basedowii Main Flower Colour: Mauve

Skeleton fanflower

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:05:00 GMT

Erect multistemmed perennial to 1 m high, with minute glandular and usually simple hairs except the almost-glabrous striate stems.Basal leaves ovate to spathulate, to 4.5 cm long and 15 mm wide, margins toothed, sessile; cauline leaves mostly triangular, to 4 mm long. Flowers in thryses or racemes to 20 cm long; stalks to 10 cm long; bracts triangular, to 4 mm long; bracteoles triangular, 2–4 mm long. Sepals fused basally, triangular, 1–4 mm long. Corolla 20–30 mm long, cream to blue, finely pubescent outside, densely bearded inside with all hairs simple; wings to 1 mm wide. Anthers sometimes with hairs at apex. Indusium with bristles at base equalling or exceeding those on lips. Fruit ellipsoid, 5–6 mm long, with minute glandular and simple hairs and occasional longer simple hairs, tuberculate.
Family: Goodeniaceae Genus: Scaevola Species: depauperata Main Flower Colour: Purple