Velleia montana

Velleia montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Goodeniaceae
Genus:Velleia
Species: V. montana
Binomial name
Velleia montana
Occurrence data from AVH

Velleia montana is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania in Australia, growing mainly in woodland and sub-alpine grasslands,[1] and at higher altitudes south from Boonoo Boonoo.[2] It has oblanceolate to obovate leaves that are 1.5 to 8 cm (0.59 to 3.15 in) long and 6 to 30 mm (0.24 to 1.18 in) wide. The yellow flowers have a 7 to 10 mm (0.28 to 0.39 in) corolla. It blooms from November to February.[3] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  2. ↑ "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Velleia montana Hook.f." New South Wales Flora. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books


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