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Goodenia subauriculata

Goodenia subauriculata is a small, hairy, low-growing perennial herb from northern Australia, grown mainly as a native ground cover or for botanical interest. It is a seasonal plant of dry tropical areas, so it needs warm conditions and good drainage.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during the wet season and sparingly in the dry season, letting the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Northern Territory to N. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Goodenia subauriculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a hairy, ascending to low-lying herb with toothed, linear leaves and spikes of small, brownish-yellow flowers.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows in Arnhem Land and nearby areas in the Northern Territory and on Cape York Peninsula in 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 subauriculata 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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