Spiny Fan-flower
Flowering Bush
Ellura
Spiny Fan-flower
Bud Showing Split Lines
 
                      
Spiny Fan-flower (Scaevola spinescens)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sunflowers (Asterales)
Family: Goodenia (Goodeniaceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Spiny Fan-flower (Scaevola spinescens)
This Photo:     Bud
Other name: Currant Bush

Thank you Dr Kym Nicolson for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere
An unattractive bush with light grey foliage and stems.
Very stiff with spikes coming from the stems.
Stunning, pale yellow to white, fan shaped flowers.
Flowered in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct & Dec.

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 05-Dec-2012
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)