''Velleia connata'' is an erect annual herb in the family
Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Asterales. It contains about 404 species in twelve genera. The family is distributed mostly in Australia, except for the genus ''Scaevola (plant), Scaevo ...
, and is found in all mainland states and territories of
Australia
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.
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It grows on sandplains and stony hills in Beard's eremaean province.][ Its flowers are yellow-brown or white-pink and it flowers mainly from February or May to October.][
The species was first described as ''Velleia connata'' in 1854 by the ]botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
, Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...
,[ and the name has not been revised.][
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Gallery
Image:P9270104 Velleia connata.jpg, Habit
Image:P9270106 Velleia connata.jpg, Flowers and buds
Image:P9270108 Velleia connata.jpg , Fused bracteoles
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References
External links
The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Distribution
PlantNET – Description
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connata
Flora of Queensland
Flora of New South Wales
Eudicots of Western Australia
Flora of Victoria (Australia)
Flora of the Northern Territory
Flora of South Australia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
Plants described in 1854