Goodenia glabra, commonly known as shiny pansy or smooth goodenia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to drier inland areas of Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying herb with lobed, oblong to egg-shaped leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers with purplish markings.
| Shiny pansy | |
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| Goodenia glabra near Goolgowi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia glabra | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
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Description
editGoodenia glabra is a prostrate to low-lying herb that has stems up to 30 cm (12 in). The leaves at the base of the plant are narrow oblong to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 30–90 mm (1.2–3.5 in) long and 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) wide with lobed or wavy edges, and those on the stem are smaller but broader. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 250 mm (9.8 in) long on a peduncle 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) long with leaf-like bracts at the base. Each flower is on a pedicel 8–20 mm (0.31–0.79 in) long with linear bracteoles about 3 mm (0.12 in) long. The sepals are linear to lance-shaped, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and the petals are yellow with purplish markings, 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 3–6.5 mm (0.12–0.26 in) long with wings 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) wide. Flowering occurs in most months and the fruit is an oval capsule 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long.[2][3][4][5][6]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia glabra was first formally described in 1810 Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[7][8] The specific epithet (glabra) means "without hair".[9]
Distribution and habitat
editGoodenia glabra grows in the drier inland parts of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Goodenia glabra". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Goodenia glabra". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia glabra". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia glabra". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia glabra". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia glabra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia glabra". APNI. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 577. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 206. ISBN 9780958034180.