Dune Fan Flower

About

Scaevola calendulacea commonly known as dune fan-flower, is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is a small, mat-forming shrub with blue fan-shaped flowers with a yellow centre and grows on sand dunes in eastern and southern Australia.

How to spot it

Scaevola calendulacea is a prostrate shrub growing up to 40 cm (16 in) high with oblong to lance shaped or egg shaped leaves up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long, 27 mm (1.1 in) wide, margins smooth with flattened hairs, and tapering to the base. The blue flowers are borne on terminal spikes up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long, corolla 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in) long, soft, short hairs on the outside, bearded inside and the wings are 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide. Flowering occurs throughout the year and the fruit is whit

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Found in

• Canunda National Park — Flinders Ranges & Outback SA hikes