Goodenia hederacea
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| Goodenia hederacea subsp. alpestris at Mount Skene, Victoria | |
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| Species: | G. hederacea
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Goodenia hederacea (Ivy Goodenia or Forest Goodenia) is a flowering plant that is endemic to Australia. It may be prostrate or grow up to 80 cm in height with stems arising from the base.[1] Leaves are 10 to 120 mm long and 3 to 25 mm wide with a green upper surface, and a lower surface which may be hairless or tomentose. The yellow flowers are 8 to 15 mm long and appear between August and April in the species native range.[1] The species occurs in alpine woodland, forest and grassland in ranges and coastal areas of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[1]
The species was first formally described by English botanist James Smith in 1794 in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London [2]
Two subspecies are currently recognised[2]:
- Goodenia hederacea subsp. alpestris (K.Krause) Carolin
- Goodenia hederacea Sm. subsp. hederacea
References
- ^ a b c "Goodenia hederacea". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ a b "Goodenia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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