About Goodenia amplexans F.Muell.
Goodenia amplexans, also commonly called clasping goodenia, is an aromatic, erect undershrub or shrubby herb. It typically grows to a height of 100 cm (39 in), and has hairy, sticky foliage. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, are sessile and stem-clasping, with an egg-shaped to oblong or elliptic shape. They measure 30–90 mm (1.2–3.5 in) long and 5–30 mm (0.20–1.18 in) wide, and have small teeth along their edges. Its flowers are arranged in spike-like racemes that reach up to 150 mm (5.9 in) long, growing on a 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long peduncle. Linear to lance-shaped, leaf-like bracteoles 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long are present at the base of each raceme, and each individual flower sits on a 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long pedicel. The sepals are lance-shaped and 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long. The corolla is yellow, 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long, and glabrous. The lower lobes of the corolla are 3.5–7.5 mm (0.14–0.30 in) long, with wings that are 1–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) wide. Flowering occurs mainly from August to February, and the fruit is an elliptic capsule about 6 mm (0.24 in) long. This species grows in forest, woodland, and on sea cliffs in the southern Flinders Ranges, the Mount Lofty Ranges, and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
