Scaevola restiacea
The genus name Scaevola is a reference to the shape of the flower and to the legendary hero of early Rome: Gaius Marcus Scaevola. He proved his bravery by burning his own right hand in a flame after a failed attempt to kill the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna. The king was so impressed with his bravery that he released him. He returned to Rome where he was named Scaevola (=Left Hand) and was granted lands of the west of the Tiber. It's a legend though - didn't really happen - probably.
However the Scaevola genus does exist and Scaevola restiacea is an erect and sometimes widely branching shrub with blue or white flowers growing in the wheat belt from Geraldton to Esperance and inland as far as Kalgoorlie.
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W.A. W.F.S. tour: Talgomine reserve, 13th September 2007
Added on 4th March 2012