Grassland Velleia

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Velleia arguta

Hairless attractive herb growing from a rosette on leaves to 40 cm. Lance-shaped leaves to 12 cm long with toothed or lobed leaf margins, and distinctive leaf-like bracts or stem leaves at the point where the flowerheads branch.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Showy yellow flower with five equal-sized lobes, the bottom petal split into two, brownish near the throat.
Biology

Perennial. Ã_Grows in drier grassland and mallee communities on sandy soils and rocky sites
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Velleia
Species
arguta

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Broad transparent rim around the seed which is jelly-like or mucilaginous when wet, sticking to the fur of animals which transport it to other sites. It also helps adhere it to the ground in wet conditions suitable for germination.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native