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Goodenia purpurascens R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Goodenia

Characteristics

Usually perennial herb, to 50 cm tall, glabrescent; roots adventitious. Leaves mostly basal, ascending, linear to oblanceolate, sparsely and minutely dentate, thick, usually glaucous, often densely hairy when young; lamina 3–20 cm long, 2–15 mm wide. Flowers in spreading thyrses or panicles to 30 cm long; bracts linear, to 20 mm long; peduncle 1–4 cm long; bracteoles linear, 1–2 mm long; pedicel 5–10 mm long. Sepals lanceolate, 1–1.5 mm long. Corolla 8–12 mm long, without enations, auriculate; abaxial lobes 3–5 mm long; wings 1–2 mm wide. Indusium oblong, 1.5 mm long. Ovules many, scattered. Fruit ovoid to subglobular, 2–4 mm long; valves entire. Seeds yellow-brown.
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Erect, sparsely hairy to subglabrous, annual or perennial herb. Leaves mainly radical rosulate; linear-lanceolate, up to 22 by 1/4-1¾ cm (the few cauline ones much shorter), somewhat fleshy, sessile with a slightly narrowed base; margin subentire, with a few minute teeth; apex acute. Inflorescences terminal, up to 25 by c. 5 cm, thyrsoid, repeatedly laxly branched and many-flowered. Flowers 10-15 mm long, thin-hairy to nearly glabrous; pedicel c. ¾ cm long; bracteoles 0. Corolla c. ¾-1¼ cm long, pink to purple. Capsules ovoid, 3-4 mm long. Seeds many, lenticular, minute.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Savannah, in shallow water; alt. a few metres. FL--07.
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Occurs in grey cracking soil and in creek beds.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Goodenia purpurascens world distribution map, present in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:383923-1
WFO ID wfo-0000707529
COL ID 3H2CP
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Synonyms

Goodenia purpurascens
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