Goodenia porphyrea (Carolin) Carolin

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Goodenia

Characteristics

Decumbent to prostrate herb, with scattered, stiff, white hairs; stems to 50 cm long. Basal leaves obovate; cauline leaves narrowly oblong to lanceolate, dentate, with 2 large, basal teeth, with lamina 2.5-11 cm long, 2-5 mm wide. Flowers in racemes to 40 cm long; bracts leaf-like; pedicel to 1 cm long, not articulate; bracteoles absent. Sepals narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 4-5 mm long. Corolla 7-8 mm long, with scattered hairs inside, without enations; abaxial lobes 2-3 mm long; wings c. 1 mm wide. Style 3-fid. Median indusium truncate-obovate, 1.5 mm long. Ovules 4-8. Fruit globular, 5-6 mm diam.; valves gaping. Seeds elliptic, 3-4 mm long, smooth, matt, yellowish brown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Grows in black soil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Goodenia porphyrea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947773-1
WFO ID wfo-0000707517
COL ID 3H2CB
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Calogyne porphyrea Goodenia porphyrea