About Goodenia bellidifolia Sm.
Goodenia bellidifolia is an erect, perennial herb that typically reaches a height of 60 cm (24 in). Its stems range from hairless to covered in soft cottony hairs. The leaves are egg-shaped to lance-shaped, with the narrower end oriented toward the base, sometimes bearing irregular teeth along the edges. Leaves measure 40–100 mm (1.6–3.9 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) wide. Flowers are arranged in spikes or thyrses up to 400 mm (16 in) long, and may sometimes be borne on a pedicel up to 3 mm (0.12 in) long. Linear bracteoles around 3 mm (0.12 in) long are located at the base of each flower. Sepals are linear and measure 1.5–4 mm (0.059–0.157 in) long. The corolla ranges from lemon-yellow to orange or yellow, has cottony hairs on its back, and grows up to 12 mm (0.47 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 2.5–4.5 mm (0.098–0.177 in) long, with wings 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. Flowering takes place from August to March, and the fruit is an oval to more or less spherical capsule around 4 mm (0.16 in) long. This species, commonly called daisy goodenia, grows in heath and forest. Its range extends from the Moreton and Wide Bay districts of Queensland, through eastern New South Wales as far west as Dubbo, to the Genoa area in the far north-east of Victoria. Subspecies argentea occurs in the northern part of the species' overall distribution, north from near Wingham, while subspecies bellidifolia occurs in areas south from Glen Innes.
