Goodenia paradoxa

Spur Goodenia at Rossi, NSW

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Goodenia paradoxa BettyDonWood 6 Apr 2020
Unverified SthTallagandaSurvey 4 Apr 2020

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Have emerged on drought affected pastures that have recently received 260+mm. Stalks have reflowered after significant downpours.

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   5 Apr 2020
A Velleia or Goodenia. A photo of the whole plant showing how the flowers are arranged will help determining which genus it is. Front and side on views of a flower plus at least the top part of the flower stalk, if present, a photo of at least two leaves on the stem and of basal leaves, if present, and a comment on flower diameter in mm will all help in determining the species. Photos that can be blown up enough to see what sort of hairs are present on flowers, stems, and leaves are helpful.
A photo of the back of a leaf, in some cases, is necessary.
   5 Apr 2020
Hi BettyDonWood - thanks, i will check diameter (i estimate about 20mm). i will collect some shots of the basal leaves and post separately :)
   5 Apr 2020
The arrangement of the flowers on the stems is crucial.
   7 Apr 2020
Hi BettyDonWood - have substituted basal leaves (top and bottom) and an image of the three stems.
   7 Apr 2020
Pic 4 shows the way the stems divide, typical of the species Velleia.

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  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 3 Apr 2020 01:31 PM Recorded on
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  • Yes In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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