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Scaevola paludosa R.Br.

Reference
Prodr. 586 (1810)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or prostrate perennial, herb or shrub, to 0.5 m high. Fl. white, Sep to Dec. Sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 March 1996
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Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 7-55 mm long, 2-7 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous), not papillate; margins entire. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 0.3-0.5 mm long. Corolla white, 7-10 mm long, hairy on the outside, simple hairs, hairy on the inside. Flowers in September, October, November and December. Occurs in the Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Two (P2).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 2 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains.
IBRA Subregions
Recherche.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Esperance.