Scaevola aemula R.Br.

Fairy Fan-flower

Synonyms: Lobelia aemula, Merkusia sinuata, Scaevola sinuata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Goodeniaceae

Genus: Scaevola

Species: Scaevola aemula

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Scaevola aemula