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Goodenia paradoxa
Also called Spur Velleia
Spur goodenia is a low perennial herb from Australia, with a rosette of toothed leaves and yellow flowers on short upright stems. It is a native wildflower of open forest and grassland, not a commonly grown garden plant, so care is best matched to dry, open conditions.
Goodenia paradoxa, commonly known as spur velleia or spur goodenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae, and is endemic to Australia. It is a perennial herb covered with soft hairs, and has egg-shaped to elliptic leaves with toothed edges and yellow flowers on an ascending flowering stem.
Goodenia paradoxa is widespread in Victoria, New South Wales and in the south-east of South Australia and southern Queensland. It grows in sclerophyll forest and grassland. There are also records from a few places in Tasmania, including Hobart, Launceston, the Northern Midlands Southern Midlands and the Derwent Valley, but the species is listed as "vulnerable" under the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.
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 paradoxa 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.
