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Hairy Goodenia

Goodenia lunata

Hairy Goodenia
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0
Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Goodenia lunata, commonly known as stiff goodenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is an ascending or low-lying herb with linear to egg-shaped leaves, small racemes of yellow flowers, and more or less spherical fruit.

Where it grows

Stiff goodenia grows in a variety of communities in inland Australia, often on grassy plains but also near watercourses and roadsides. It is mostly found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland, but also in scattered populations in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

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 lunata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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