Scaevola auriculata Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Scaevola

Characteristics

Ascending herb with stems to 70 cm long, with loosely, not appressed hairs. Leaves sessile, stem-clasping, elliptic to oblong, dentate; lamina 25-75 mm long, 15-35 mm wide. Flowers in loose racemes to 24 cm long; bracts leaf-like but smaller; bracteoles elliptic, 8-14 mm long. Sepals broadly ovate, to 0.5 mm long, basally connate. Corolla 15-27 mm long, with loose hairs outside, densely bearded inside, blue; barbulae papillate apically; wings 1-2.5 mm wide. Ovary 2-locular; indusium 2-3 mm long, pale brown beard exceeding bristles on lips. Fruit obovoid, 2.5-4 mm long, smooth, pubescent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Found in woodland.
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Distribution

Scaevola auriculata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384151-1
WFO ID wfo-0000497612
COL ID 6XSHS
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Synonyms

Scaevola auriculata Lobelia auriculata Scaevola semiamplexicaulis