Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers. is a plant in the Goodeniaceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers. (Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers.)
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Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers.

Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers.

Goodenia radicans is a low-lying matted herb with small white summer flowers, hypothesised as main host for Asaphodes frivola moth.

Family
Genus
Goodenia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers.

Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers. is a low-lying herb that forms matted patches. It grows up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in height, and spreads up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide. Its leaves are short, shiny, narrow, spoon-shaped, and can reach up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The species produces small, fan-shaped white flowers during summer. It has been hypothesised to be the main host plant for the moth species Asaphodes frivola.

Photo: (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Goodeniaceae Goodenia

More from Goodeniaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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