Scaevola macrophylla explained

Scaevola macrophylla, commonly known as large-flowered scaevola, is an erect herb (woody at base) growing to 0.4 m high, with blue flowers, in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia.

The species was first formally described in 1854 by Willem Hendrik de Vriese and in 1868 George Bentham in the fourth volume of Flora Australiensis assigned it to the genus, Scaevola.

It occurs in the Cape Riche area in south-western Western Australia.The species is described as "extremely rare", being documented on only four occasions, a discovery after a controlled burn in 2021 was its first record since 1990.[1]

It has been declared to be a threatened species, and critically endangered under the EPBC Act.

Notes and References

  1. News: Barr . Peter . Dobson . John . Wildflower not seen in 30 years pops up on WA fire ground . www.abc.net.au . 24 April 2021 . en-AU.