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Scientific Name
Goodenia elongata
Family Name
GOODENIACEAE
Common Name
Lanky Goodenia
Status
Height
0.5m (50cm)
Flowers
Solitary yellow flowers, to 2.5 cm across, on slender axillary stalks.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Dwarf perennial herb
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Tamar
Communities
Rainforest; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent in marshy places.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Plants can be rejuvenated by hard pruning after flowering. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Propagate from cuttings of firm new growth.
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