Toothed Velleia: Flower, Front

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Sunflowers (Asterales)

Family:

Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Toothed Velleia (Velleia arguta)

This Photo:

🔍Flower, Front🔎

Synonym:

Goodenia arguta

Other names:

Grassland Velleia or Spur Velleia

Thank you Alan Dandie (Alan_Dandie) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
A very unusual looking yellow flower, with 5 petals, on the end of long stems.
3 of the petals lay out flat, with 2 curved upwards. The petals have frilled edges.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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