Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia)

Goodenia ovata(unlabelled), Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

HOP GOODENIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Goodenia ovata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Hop Goodenia

Description
The Hop Goodenia is a small shrub with conspicuous clusters of open-petalled yellow flowers in spring and summer.

Distribution
Victoria, South Australia., New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 2.5
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Goodenia
Species:	ovata
Common Name:	Hop Goodenia