Cut-Leaf Goodenia

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Goodenia pinnatifida

Tufted erect herb up to 0.5 m tall, forming colonies up to 1 m wide or more. Leaves oblong to 8 cm long, with narrow or deep lobes giving a toother appearance, with few stem leaves. Distinctive large bright yellow flowers with five petals held in groups of two and three, bent sharply downwards.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Other Common Names
Mother Ducks, Scrambled Eggs
Distinctive Features

Large bright yellow flowers to 5 cm wide, hairless on the outside and densely hairy inside.

Biology

Perennial. Widespread in grasslands, grassy woodlands and open forests across Vic. Tolerates dry conditions - may completely die back during summer and regenerate from underground rhizomes after rain. Can survive in lightly grazed paddocks.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct-Nov and Mar-May

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Goodenia
Species
pusilliflora

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The leaves of some Goodenia species were used for medicinal purposes by Aboriginal people.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

There is an old record from the Port Dalrymple in Tas but there is some doubt as to whether the species was ever present in Tasmania.

Native Status
Native