Scientific Name: Goodenia montana

Common Name: mountain velleia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Goodeniaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with stout rootstock and many leaves in a rosette at the base.

Fruit: Papery capsule – turn from green to tan and become brittle when mature. Each fruit contains several disc-shaped seeds.

Municipality
Central HighlandsCircular HeadDorsetKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent, sometimes forming large patches, in wet ground on the Central Plateau.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collection can be tedious. Dry capsules to extract seed then sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination variable.