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Goodenia byrnesii

Goodenia byrnesii
Photo: M. Fagg, CC BY 4.0

Goodenia byrnesii is a low, spreading perennial herb from northern Australia that grows on black soil plains. It is a wild species with little horticultural history, so it is grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts in seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the dry season and more during the wet season; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained heavy clay or black soil, similar to its natural habitat.
Temperature
Tolerant of warm tropical to hot dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Goodenia byrnesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is prostrate to low-lying herb with short-lived, lance-shaped leaves at the base, egg-shaped to oblong, toothed stem leaves, and leafy racemes of yellow flowers.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows on black soil plains in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the northern part of the Northern Territory and the Burke district of north-west Queensland.

Other Goodenia plants

Coopernookia scabridiuscula · Coopernookia strophiolata · Goodenia affinis · White Goodenia · Clasping Goodenia · Goodenia anfracta · Goodenia angustifolia · Goodenia arachnoidea · Goodenia arenicola · Goodenia argillacea · Toothed Velleia · Goodenia armitiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goodenia byrnesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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