Small-beard Fanflower

Scaevola parvibarbata is an upright herb to 50 cm (20 in) high and covered with simple hairs. The leaves are round to oblong-lance shaped, sessile, 8–40 mm (0.31–1.57 in) long, 4–20 mm (0.16–0.79 in) wide and the margins mostly toothed. The flowers are borne in spikes up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long, bracts small and leaf-like, corolla 11–25 mm (0.43–0.98 in) long, mauve or greenish, thickly bearded with simple hairs on the inside, curled or spreading hairs on the outer surface and the wings up to 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. Flowering occurs mostly from May to October and the fruit is egg-shaped, hairy, 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and the surface wrinkled.

This scaevola grows in dry, sandy locations in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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