Velleia montana
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Velleia |
| Species: | V. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Velleia montana | |
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References
- "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- "Velleia montana Hook.f." New South Wales Flora. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
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