The Large-flowered Scaevola is an erect herb covered in rough, yellow hairs, that is woody at the base and grows to 40-60 cm in height. The leaves are ovate or lanceolate, and mostly toothed. The flowers are blue or purple, almost sessile and in a terminal, leafy spike up to 15 cm long which is at first very dense, but afterwards lengthening. The fruit is ovoid, approximately 3 mm in length, rugose, with few scattered hairs .
Large-flowered Scaevola |
Scaevola macrophylla
Status: Critically Endangered on the EPBC Act list
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Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Scaevola macrophylla
Threats The main identified threat to the species is inappropriate fire regimes which may affect the long term viability of the species (DEC; 2009).
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Australian Government, Listing Advices, Scaevola macrophylla
The species may undergo extreme fluctuations in numbers immediately after fire (DEC; 2009).
Threats Past N A Present Inappropriate fire regimes may affect the long term viability of the species.
Changes to fire frequency and intensity could mean that the species either does not have time to adequately grow and set seed before the next fire; or if the interval between fires is too long; then seed lying dormant in the soil may not be stimulated to germinate (DEC; 2009).
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