Velleia rosea
Velleia rosea (pink velleia) is a member of the family Goodeniaceae that is native to Western Australia[4] and flowers from April to October.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Velleia |
| Species: | V. rosea |
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Description
V. rosea is an annual herb, with flat leaves 35–70 millimetres (1.4–2.8 in) long and 7–15 millimetres (0.28–0.59 in) wide, having toothed or lobed margins.[4] Its bracteoles are hairy, with simple hairs. The flowers have pedicels which are 5–22 millimetres (0.20–0.87 in) long and smooth.[4] The calyx is lobed with sparse glandular hairs and of length 5–7 millimetres (0.2–0.3 in).[4] The corolla is pink, 10–19 millimetres (0.39–0.75 in) long, with no auricles or spurs.[4] It is sparsely hairy on the outside and smooth on the inside.[4] The anthers are free and the ovary is superior, containing more than two ovules.[4]
Ecology
It grows in sandy or loamy soils.[4]
Distribution
It occurs in the IBRA regions of Yalgoo (YAL), Murchison (MUR), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Coolgardie (COO), Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Nullarbor (NUL), Geraldton Sandplains (GS) and Avon Wheatbelt (AW).[4]
References
- Moore, S. le M. (1899), The Botanical Results of a Journey into the Interior of Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 34: 202
- Velleia rosea. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Govaerts, R. et. al. 2018. Plants of the World online Velleia rosea. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Velleia rosea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.