Goodenia stellata
| Goodenia stellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. stellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia stellata | |
Goodenia stellata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is a low-lying to prostrate herb with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with wavy edges, and racemes of yellow flowers.
Description[edit]
Goodenia stellata is a low-lying to prostrate herb with stems up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long, the foliage covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves at the base of the plant are oblong to egg-shaped, 40–80 mm (1.6–3.1 in) long and 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) wide with wavy edges. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 50 mm (2.0 in) long with leaf-like bracts, each flower on a pedicel 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long. The sepals are lance-shaped to narrow oblong, about 4 mm (0.16 in) long, the petals yellow, 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long with wings about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in diameter.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming[edit]
Goodenia stellata was first formally described in 1980 by Roger Charles Carolin in the journal Telopea from material he collected 117 km (73 mi) from Tom Price in 1970.[3][5] The specific epithet (stellata) refers to the star-shaped hairs on the foliage.[3]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This goodenia grows in stony soil in the Pilbara and Gibson Desert regions of inland Western Australia.[2][4]
Conservation status[edit]
Goodenia stellata is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Goodenia stellata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia stellata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Carolin, Roger C (1980). "New species and new combinations in Goodeniaceae and Campanulaceae". Telopea. 2 (1): 72–73. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Goodenia stellata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia stellata". APNI. Retrieved 30 April 2021.