Scaevola crassifolia

Scaevola crassifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Scaevola
Species:	S. crassifolia
Binomial name
Scaevola crassifolia Labill.
Synonyms
Lobelia crassifolia (Labill.) Kuntze Merkusia crassifolia (Labill.) de Vriese

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 wide and 3 metres wide and produces white, blue or pale purple flowers from July to February in its native range.^[1][3]

The similarity with Scaevola Nitida is very close - the difference being Nitida is a larger shrub with thinner leaves ^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Scaevola crassifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Goodeniaceae&genus=Scaevola&species=crassifolia. 
2. ^ "Scaevola crassifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=37479. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Scaevola crassifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7606. 
4. ^ Barrett, Russell and Eng Pin Tay (2005) Perth Plants, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Perth Western Australia ISBN 0876479078