Spur Velleia

Spur Velleia
Spur Velleia
Spur Velleia
Spur Velleia

Spur Velleia

Velleia paradoxa

Short-lived perennial. May die back to a rootstock by the end of summer and resprout in winter. Can re-sprout after fire. Needs bare ground where its seeds can germinate. Very sensitive to grazing by introduced animals. Often grows in colonies.

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Goodenia
Identifying Characteristics

Small herb to 50 cm tall, with leaves forming a rosette at ground level. Leaves glossy dark green, oblong, to 20 cm long. Leaf stem may be as long as the leaf. Flowers yellow with five petals, to 3 cm wide. Flowering stems usually 2 to 4 times as long as the leaves. Flowers mostly October-January.
Distinctive Features

Bright yellow flowers with a spur present at the base of the flower and 'wings' to 3 mm wide.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 132_61: Heavier-soils Plains Grassland
EVC 132_62: Lighter-soils Plains Grassland
EVC 132_63: Low-rainfall Plains Grassland
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Velleia
Species
paradoxa
Spur Velleia
Occurs in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.