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Swamp Goodenia

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Scientific Name:Goodenia humilis
Swamp Goodenia plant
Swamp Goodenia plant
Photo: A J Brown

Status:
Native to Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia.

Plant Description:
Weak, perennial herb to 20 cm tall with a taproot and adventitious roots (arising from the stem). New plantlets form from the base. The rather thick and softly hairy leaves are mostly basal and oblanceolate (backyard pointing spear-shaped) or linear (narrow and thin), 4-10 cm long and 4-8 mm wide, with toothed or entire margins.

Flowers on slightly zig-zag stems, bright yellow, 2-lipped; the upper with 2 lobes and the lower with 3. Fruit is ovoid in shape, 3-3.5 mm long and contain yellowish-brown seed.

Habitat:
Open woodlands and grasslands in damp soils. Usually indicative of fresh-water environments.
RegionSalinity ClassWaterlogging Class
Central and Northern, Wimmera, Western, GippslandS0W2, W3

      Swamp Goodenia photos

      Flower of Swamp Goodenia
      Flower of Swamp Goodenia
      Photo: A J Brown
      Swamp Goodenia flowers
      Swamp Goodenia flowers
      Photo: A J Brown

      Population of Swamp Godoenia
      Population of Swamp Goodenia
      Photo: A J Brown

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