Goodenia pilosa (R.Br.) Carolin

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Goodenia

Characteristics

Prostrate to decumbent herb, with hairs not appressed or almost absent; stems to 50 cm long. Basal leaves narrowly oblong to elliptic, dentate, with lamina 4-8 cm long; cauline leaves smaller, ±auriculate. Flowers in racemes to 35 cm long; bracts leaf-like; pedicel 2-2.5 mm long, not articulate; bracteoles absent. Sepals lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 3-5 mm long. Corolla 8-15 mm long, hairy in throat, without enations; abaxial lobes 3-5 mm long; wings 1.5-2 mm wide, 2/3 as long as lobes. Style 3-fid. Median indusium ovate, 1.5 mm long. Ovules 10-15. Fruit subglobular, 2-3.5 mm diam.; valves gaping. Seeds pale brown, elliptic, 4 mm long, smooth or verrucose.
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Herb to 5 cm tall, with simple and glandular hairs. Leaves elliptic to obovate, tapering towards base, dentate, glabrescent except margins and midrib; lamina 1-2 cm long, 3-7 mm wide. Flowers in racemes to 2 cm long; bracts leaf-like; pedicel to 5 mm long, not articulate; bracteoles absent. Sepals elliptic-oblong, 2.5-3 mm long. Corolla c. 6 mm long, hairy toward base inside, without enations; lobes almost equal; wings c. 0.5 mm wide. Style 3-fid. Median indusium ovate, 0.5 mm long, lateral ones similar. Ovules not seen. Fruit subglobular, 3 mm diam.; valves gaping. Seeds elliptic-oblong, 2.5 mm long, verrucose-granular, pale brown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Goodenia pilosa world distribution map, present in Australia, China, Malaysia, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947774-1
WFO ID wfo-0000707513
COL ID 3H2C8
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Calogyne chinensis Calogyne heteroptera Calogyne pilosa Goodenia pilosa Goodenia dubia Calogyne pilosa subsp. chinensis Goodenia heteroptera Goodenia pilosa subsp. pilosa

Lower taxons

Goodenia pilosa subsp. chinensis