Lower Risk

Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia)

(Goodenia acuminata, Goodenia ovata f. latifolia, Goodenia ovata var. cordata, Goodenia ovata var. lanceolata)

This small Australian shrub grows to 2m high. It is native to QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS and SA, and grows in forests and woodlands, and sometimes in exposed rocky situations near the sea. It is widespread, especially in disturbed sites. It has been traded in the Australian ornamental plant trade since 1888 and is not known to have naturalised outside of its native range nor become invasive anywhere.