Scaevola canescens
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| Scaevola canescens | |
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| Scaevola canescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola canescens | |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Dampiera canescens (Benth.) de Vriese | |
Scaevola canescens is a species of plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia where it occurs "from Shark Bay to Perth, in open forest and heath in sandy soil".[1]
Scaevola canescens (grey scaevola)[4] is a shrub growing up to 60 centimetres (24 in) high.[1] It has sessile, entire, oblong to oblanceolate leaves which are 12–85 millimetres (0.47–3.35 in) long and 4–15 millimetres (0.16–0.59 in) wide[1] and densely hairy.[4] It flowers from March to October[4] in axillary spikes up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long, the corolla is bearded, and white with brownish veins.[1] The fruit is usually one-seeded.[1]
Distribution
It grows in the IBRA regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, and Yalgoo.
