Scaevola ramosissima
Scaevola ramosissima, known as the purple fan-flower or snake flower, is a small shrub or climber[1] in the family Goodeniaceae, native to south eastern Australia. The habitat is often near the sea, on poor sandy soils frequented by fire. Growing in the eucalyptus forest or heathlands.
| Purple fan-flower | |
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| Purple fan-flower at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. ramosissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola ramosissima | |
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| Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scaevola hispida Cav. | |
Description
It grows to 40 cm in height and produces attractive purple flowers between the months of August and March. It grows along the ground with some raised shoots.
Leaves without stems, 2 to 10 cm long and 2 to 10 mm wide.[2] Leaves thin and somewhat reverse lanceolate in shape. The leaf edges may or may not be toothed.
painting by James Sowerby
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