Scaevola aemula

For other uses, see Scaevola.

Fairy fan-flower
Scaevola aemula cultivated in Heidelberg Botanic Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Scaevola
Species:
S. aemula
Binomial name
Scaevola aemula
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Lobelia aemula (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Merkusia sinuata (R.Br.) de Vriese
  • Scaevola sinuata R.Br

Scaevola aemula, commonly known as the fairy fan-flower or common fan-flower[2], is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It has mostly egg-shaped leaves and blue, mauve or white fan-shaped flowers. It grows in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

  1. ^ "Scaevola aemula". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Scaevola aemula". eFloraSA. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2022.