Velleia paradoxa, or spur velleia,[3][4][5] is a small, softly pubescent perennial herb in the family Goodeniaceae, endemic to Australia. It is found in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and southern Queensland.[6][7] It grows in sclerophyll forest and grassland.[6][3] It has oval to elliptical leaves which are from 7–25 centimetres (3–10 in) long and it flowers mainly from August to February.[6]
The species was first described as Velleia paradoxa by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810[1][2] and the name has never been revised.[2] It has two varieties: V. paradoxa var. humilis DC., Prodr. 7(2): 518 (1839), and V. paradoxa var. stenoptera F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 4: 48 (1868).[6]
Velleia paradoxa, or spur velleia, is a small, softly pubescent perennial herb in the family Goodeniaceae, endemic to Australia. It is found in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and southern Queensland. It grows in sclerophyll forest and grassland. It has oval to elliptical leaves which are from 7–25 centimetres (3–10 in) long and it flowers mainly from August to February.
The species was first described as Velleia paradoxa by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810 and the name has never been revised. It has two varieties: V. paradoxa var. humilis DC., Prodr. 7(2): 518 (1839), and V. paradoxa var. stenoptera F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 4: 48 (1868).
