Appearance
"Goodenia hederacea" is a prostrate or ascending, perennial herb with stems up to 80 cm long. The leaves are linear to elliptic or round, 10–120 mm long and 3–25 mm wide on a petiole up to 40 mm long. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 80 cm long on a pedicel up to 50 mm long with linear bracteoles 3–5 mm long. The sepals are linear to lance-shaped, 3–5 mm long, the corolla 8–15 mm long with cottony hairs on the back. The lower lobes of the corolla are 3.5–7 mm long with wings up to 2 mm wide. The fruit is an oval capsule 5–9 mm long.Distribution
Forest goodenia usually grows in forest on a variety of soils, from south-east Queensland to Victoria. Subspecies "alpestris" grows in subalpine grassland and woodland south from Kiandra in New South Wales to the higher parts of the eastern ranges of Victoria.Status
"Goodenia hederacea" subsp. "hederacea" is classified as of "least concern" in Queensland by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, under the "Nature Conservation Act 1992".Cultural
In cultivation, the species prefers a situation in part shade and with some moisture. It copes with a range of soil types and tolerates frost and snow.References:
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