Goodenia arguta, commonly known as spur velleia,[2] or grassland goodenia,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and endemic to continental Australia. It is a glabrous perennial with a rosette of leaves at the base of the plant and ascending flowering stems with deep yellow flowers.
| Spur velleia | |
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| Goodenia arguta near Lake Gilles | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. arguta
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia arguta | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
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Description
editGoodenia arguta is a glabrous perennial with a rosette of leaves at the base of the plant and ascending flowering stems up to 40 cm (16 in) high. The leaves are lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base to narrowly elliptic, 40–120 mm (1.6–4.7 in) long and 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) wide with toothed or lobed edges. The flowers are arranged in clusters with lance-shaped to egg-shaped, toothed or lobed bracteoles 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long at the base. The 5 sepals are 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) long and the petals are deep yellow, 12–22 mm (0.47–0.87 in) long with wings 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from September to January and the fruit is an oval capsule 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editThis species was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown who gave it the name Velleia arguta in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[5][6] The specific epithet (arguta) means "sharply toothed", referring to the leaves.[7]
In 2020, Kelly Anne Shepherd transferred the species to Goodenia as G. arguta in the journal PhytoKeys.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editSpur velleia usually grows in mallee or grassland and rocky sites, in all states of Australia, except Tasmania and the Northern Territory.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Goodenia arguta". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Goodenia arguta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c Jeanes, Jeff A.; Walsh, Neville G. "Goodenia arguta". Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Velleia arguta". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Velleia arguta". APNI. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. p. 580. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780958034180.