Slender Goodenia

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Goodenia gracilis

Tufted erect herb to 50 cm. Thick narrow leaves mainly at the base. Sprays of small lemony hairless flowers with five petals held in groups of two and three.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Small lemon yellow flowers in clusters.
Biology

Annual or perennial. Tolerates periodic inundation and likes open situations in full sun. Grassy wetlands. Seed becomes jelly-like on wetting and sticks it to the soil to aid germination, an adaptation for dry environments.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Goodenia
Species
hederacea

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

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

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native