Goodenia fascicularis
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| Silky goodenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. fascicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia fascicularis | |
Goodenia fascicularis, commonly known as silky goodenia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is widely distributed in eastern continental Australia. It is an ascending perennial herb with linear to egg-shaped leaves and racemes of yellow flowers.
Goodenia fascicularis is an ascending perennial herb that typically grows to a height of 20 cm (7.9 in) and has hairy foliage. It has linear to egg-shaped leaves 20–140 mm (0.79–5.51 in) long, 4–25 mm (0.16–0.98 in) wide at the base of the plant and smaller leaves on the stem. The flowers are arranged in leafy racemes up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long on a peduncle 20–70 mm (0.79–2.76 in) long. The sepals are lance-shaped, 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long, the corolla yellow, 12–23 mm (0.47–0.91 in) long. The lower lobe of the corolla is 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long with wings 1.2–2.5 mm (0.047–0.098 in) wide. Flowering occurs in most months and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) in diameter.[2][3][4][5][6]