{{short description|Species of plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Selliera radicans (8694904425).jpg |image2 = Selliera radicans (8696026274).jpg |genus = Goodenia |species = radicans |authority = ([[Antonio José Cavanilles|Cav.]]) Pers. |synonyms = *''Selliera radicans'' <small>Cav.</small> }}
'''''Goodenia radicans''''', commonly known as '''remuremu''', '''swampweed''', '''bonking grass''', or its former botanical name '''''Selliera radicans''''',<ref name=terrain/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=2255 |title=Selliera radicans |date=11 August 2014 |publisher=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> is a creeping, [[herbaceous]] plant species found in [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]] and [[Chile]]. It is the most observed ''Goodenia'' on [[iNaturalist]] in [[New Zealand]], and is indigenous to New Zealand and Australia.<ref name="inaturalist-Goodenia radicans">{{cite web |title=Selliera (Goodenia radicans) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1497018-Goodenia-radicans |website=iNaturalist |access-date=8 September 2024 }}</ref> Only one other ''Goodenia'' is native to New Zealand, the severely range-restricted ''[[Goodenia heenanii]]''.
==Description==
A low-lying herb with short green leaves, which forms matted patches. It bears small white flowers.<ref name="biotanz">{{cite web |title=Goodenia radicans (Cav.) Pers. |url=https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/84c2c9d1-f1e9-4b43-bd3d-bae116069fe3 |website=BiotaNZ |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref> ''G. radicans'' can grow to a height of {{cvt|20|cm}} and spread to {{cvt|2|m}} wide. The shiny, narrow leaves can be up to {{cvt|4|cm}} long, and have a spoon shape. Small, fan-shaped white flowers are produced in summer.<ref name=terrain>{{cite web|title=Selliera radicans|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/new-plant-page/selliera-radicans.html|publisher=Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network|access-date=27 May 2012}}</ref> It has been hypothesised to be the main host plant for the moth species ''[[Asaphodes frivola]]''.
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[[Category:Goodenia|radicans]] [[Category:Flora of New Zealand]] [[Category:Flora of New South Wales]] [[Category:Flora of Victoria (state)]] [[Category:Flora of Tasmania]] [[Category:Flora of South Australia]] [[Category:Flora of Western Australia]]