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Goodenia micrantha

Goodenia micrantha is a small, low-growing annual herb from south-western Australia, found in winter-wet depressions and on granite outcrops. It is a wildflower rather than a common garden plant, so it is grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly through its winter-spring growing season and let it dry a little between waterings; it is adapted to winter-wet ground.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gravelly soil, or a light mix with grit.
Temperature
Mild conditions suit it; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Goodenia micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to south-western Australia. It is a prostrate to ascending herb with linear leaves at the base of the plant and racemes of small, yellowish flowers with a brownish centre.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows in winter-wet depressions and on granite outcrops. It is widespread in scattered populations in the south-west of Western Australia. A single small population has also been recorded from the western end of Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

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 micrantha 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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