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Scaevola oldfieldii F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. 2:19 (1860)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect shrub, to 2.3 m high. Fl. white, Aug to Dec. Sand, loam, clay. Near rivers.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 March 1996
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Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 25-120 mm long, 3-25 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles present, 7-9 mm long, glabrous. Pedicel absent (flowers sessile). Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 10-12 mm long, glabrous. Corolla white, 18-22 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, hairy on the inside, 0.5-1 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 7-10 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules one or two. Flowers in August, September, October, November and December. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Three (P3).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 2 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chapman Valley, Greater Geraldton, Northampton.