Goodenia heterochila F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Goodenia

Characteristics

Erect or ascending, perennial herb to 40 cm tall, softly hairy. Leaves mostly cauline, oblanceolate to obovate, dentate; lamina 1-5 cm long, 4-14 mm wide. Flowers in racemes to 20 cm long; bracts leaf-like; pedicel 5-10 mm long, articulate; bracteoles absent. Sepals linear-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 mm long. Corolla 8-12 mm long, hairy inside, without enations, auriculate; abaxial lobes 4-5 mm long; wings c. 1.5 mm wide, narrower above auricle. Indusium oblong, c. 1 mm long. Ovules 6-10. Fruit globular, c. 5 mm diam. Seeds orbicular, 5 mm diam., reticulate, blackish; wing thick, brown, c. 0.6 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Environment

Usually in sandy soil but usually not on dunes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Goodenia heterochila world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:383850-1
WFO ID wfo-0000707410
COL ID 3H29K
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Goodenia melanoptera Goodenia heterochila