Wild Flowering Plants
Goodeniaceae family (1 species) Scaevola taccada (Gaertner) Roxburgh, Hort. Bengal. 15. 1814. Bas.: Lobelia taccada Gaertner (1788). Beach Cabbage. Sea Lettuce. Naturalized shrub of sandy beaches. Native to the Paleotropics and -subtropics. Now invasive on Cas en Bas Beach after presumably being planted by a hotel. Seeds will survive in seawater and germinate when they reach another beach. Also cultivated. |
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