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Beach Naupaka
Beach Naupaka
Scaevola taccada
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical coastline
Range
Indo-Pacific
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This coastal shrub grows in sandy soil across tropical Indo-Pacific beaches. Its white flowers are shaped like half-circles, as if torn down the middle.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Scaevola
Species
Scaevola taccada