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Spotting

Habitat:

Sandy ocean beach.

Notes:

Plant just before blooming so identification more challenging!

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ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

It looks like a Scaevola, possibly Scaevola taccada
http://treeflower.la.coocan.jp/Goodeniac...
When the buds open, if the flower looks like it was cut in half, it's a scaevola...often called Beach Napakna

Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier

Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 3, 2011
Submitted on Sep 4, 2011

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