Velleia connata F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Velleia

Characteristics

Herb, glabrous, glaucous; stock short; scapes ascending, to 60 cm long. Leaves obovate, dentate to lyrately pinnatifid; lamina 5-29 cm long, to 8 cm wide. Bracteoles connate into funnel, to 9 cm diam. Sepals connate into tube 4-6 mm long; adaxial one ovate, 9-11 mm long. Corolla 15-17 mm long, usually glabrous outside, bearded inside, with enations, yellow or brownish to white or pink; wings much shorter than adaxial lobes, usually less than 1 mm wide. Ovary with septum swollen, 1/2 as long as locule; ovules 15-20; indusium depressed-ovate, c. 4 mm wide; lips ±glabrous towards centre. Capsule compressed-ovoid. Seeds orbicular, 5-6 mm diam., punctate; wing to 2 mm wide.
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Found in a variety of communities in drier areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Velleia connata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384379-1
WFO ID wfo-0000422278
COL ID 7X7PC
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Synonyms

Velleia connata