Scaevola restiacea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. restiacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola restiacea | |
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| Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Lobelia restiacea Kuntze | |
Scaevola restiacea is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.15 and 0.5 metres high and have blue-white flowers that can appear in March or June or from August to December in their native range. They are found growing on undulating plains on sandy soils[4]
The species was first formally described in 1868 by English botanist George Bentham.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Scaevola restiacea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Bentham, G. (1868) Flora Australiensis 4: 91
- ^ "Scaevola restiacea Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Scaevola restiacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.