Scaevola graminea
| Scaevola graminea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Scaevola |
| Species: | S. graminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaevola graminea | |
Scaevola graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory, Australia. It is an erect subshrub with sessile, linear to narrowly oblong leaves, yellowish to bluish pink flowers, and oval fruit.
Description
Scaevola graminea is an erect, glabrous subshrub that typically grows in a height of up to 50 cm (20 in). Its leaves are sessile, linear to narrowly oblong, 7–20 mm (0.28–0.79 in) long, less than 2 mm (0.079 in) wide and usually not toothed. The flowers are borne in spikes up to 150 mm (5.9 in) long with leaf-like bracts and linear bracteoles 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long and about 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the flower. The sepals are up to 1 mm (0.039 in) long and joined at the base. The petals are 14–17 mm (0.55–0.67 in) long, yellowish to bluish pink and glabrous on the outer surface and densely bearded inside. Flowering time has not been observed, but the fruit is oval, 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long, wrinkled and covered in soft hairs.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Scaevola graminea was first formally described in 1926 by Alfred James Ewart and Arthur Petrie and the description was published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria from specimens collected by Ewart in 1924.[3][4] The specific epithet (graminea) means 'grass-like'.[5]
Distribution and habitat
This scaevola grows in rocky places in parts of the Northern Territory.[2]
Conservation status
Scaevola graminea is listed as 'data deficient' under the Northern Territory Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act.[6]
References
- ↑ "Scaevola graminea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 Carolin, Roger C. "Scaevola graminea". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Scaevola graminea". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Ewart, Alfred James; Petrie, Arthur Hill Kelvin (1926). "Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 31. Additions to the Flora of the Northern Territory and locality records". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 38: 181. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Scaevola graminea". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 July 2026.