Goodenia hederacea
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Goodenia hederacea 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. 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. The species occurs in alpine woodland, forest and grassland in ranges and coastal areas of Queensland
, New South Wales
and Victoria
.
The species was first formally described by English botanist James Smith in 1794 in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Two subspecies
are currently recognised:
In cultivation, the species prefers a situation in part shade and with some moisture. It copes with a range of soil types and tolerates frost and snow.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
that is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It may be prostrate or grow up to 80 cm in height with stems arising from the base. 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. The species occurs in alpine woodland, forest and grassland in ranges and coastal areas of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
The species was first formally described by English botanist James Smith in 1794 in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Two subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
are currently recognised:
- Goodenia hederacea subsp. alpestris (K.Krause) Carolin
- Goodenia hederacea Sm. subsp. hederacea
In cultivation, the species prefers a situation in part shade and with some moisture. It copes with a range of soil types and tolerates frost and snow.