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Sources used for identification of wildflowers shown on these pages and regions where they occur see Credits
These pages will
feature some of the wildflowers we have photographed in Western Australia, and where possible, identified. If you
are able to help identify further flowers, or correct any I may have wrong, please contact us.
Information given for each species
will give botanical name, known common names, describe the flower, give time of year it flowered, and where it was photographed, and
the areas it occurs in. Names have been matched to Florabase which has also been used to show distribution.
See some
of these wildflower in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.
Scaevola crassifolia Thick-leaved Fan-flower
White, pale blue or lilac five petalled flowers in a fan shape, on a bush
with fleshy rounded leaves which have nodules around the edges. Flowers usually encircle the top of each branch and have
light hairiness on the back of the petals.
These were photographed in March and September, and the species is recorded
as flowering from July to February
These were seen at Augusta and Margaret River (above left and left), in the South West Region in
March, and at Port Gregory (above right), Mid West region, in September.
This Scaevola species can occur close to the coast all
the way from Eighty Mile Beach through to Eucla, favouring coastal dunes and limestone cliffs
Scaevola glandulifera, Viscid Hand-flower
A blue to purple fan flower with white centre, flowering in a cluster at the top of each
stem. Fleshy hairy leaves along the stems as can be seen in the photos at right and above, with the photo at right showing
some spurs along the edges of the leaves.
November December
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and found through the Mid
West, Wheatbelt, South West and Great Southern regions
Scaevola spinescens, Currant Bush, Prickly Fan-flower, Spiny Fan-flower, Maroon Bush, Murin Murin, Poontoo
Small white hairy
fan flowers on a bush with flat slightly fleshy leaves of which width can vary to an elongated spoon shaped tip, with thorns
along the stems
Spring and can flower most months of the year
Mullewa, Mid West region, Western Australia and occurs through most
of the state including the desert regions, but with the exception of the south west corner including much of the Wheatbelt, and
excluding the Kimberley apart from the coastal areas around Broome.
Under the name Maroon Bush, it is well known as a herbal
tea said to cure some cancers and other ailments. See Natural Cancer Treatment and Medicinal potential of Scaevola spinescens
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Scaevola canescens Grey Scaevola
White five petalled flowers in a fan shape on a small bush with elongated leaves.
Lancelin, coastal
Wheatbelt region, Western Australia and grows along the coastal strip from Shark Bay to Bunbury
Scaevola nitida, Shining Fanflower
Lilac or pale blue five petalled flowers, with slight hairiness on back of petals, in a circular
arrangement near the stem tips, on a bush with elliptical leaves with serrated edges (at right).
Photographed in
March and May which seems out of season for a flower shown as flowering from August to December. For this reason alone, I cannot
be certain it is Scaevola nitida.
Albany, Great Southern region, and Busselton (top left), South West region, Western Australia,and occurs close to the coast from Dongara to Albany, favouring coastal dunes and limestone cliffs
