Goodenia benthamiana Carolin

Species

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Characteristics

Erect undershrub to 40 cm tall, viscid, with long and short, glandular hairs and few simple hairs, aromatic. Leaves sessile, ±stem-clasping, ovate to broadly elliptic, dentate; lamina 8-25 mm long, 4-20 mm wide. Inflorescence a spike-like raceme to 10 cm long; bracts leaf-like; peduncles 0.5-1 mm long; bracteoles ovate to lanceolate, 2.5-3 mm long; pedicels 0.5-1 mm long, articulate. Sepals ovate to lanceolate, 2-3 mm long. Corolla 10-12 mm long, pubescent and with enations inside, indistinctly auriculate; abaxial lobes 4 mm long; wings c. 1.5 mm wide. Indusium broadly elliptic. Ovules c. 15. Fruit and seeds not seen.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

Found in mallee and forest usually over alkaline soil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Goodenia benthamiana world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:940889-1
WFO ID wfo-0000707288
COL ID 3H26N
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Synonyms

Goodenia amplexans var. parvifolia Goodenia benthamiana