Spiny Fan-flower: Bud Splitting / Opening

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 Splitting / Opening

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.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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