Family Index

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

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Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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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

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Propagate from cuttings of firm new growth.