Goodenia heenanii, or half star, is a species of Goodenia.[1] It is the only endemic Goodenia species to New Zealand, as Goodenia radicans is also indigenous to Australia and is known from South America.[2]
| Goodenia heenanii | |
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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. heenanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia heenanii K.A.Sheph.
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Description
editA small prostrate herb that has flowers arranged in a half-circle.[3]
Range and habitat
editGrows exclusively on dunes in the Manawatu coast.[3]
Etymology
editGoodenia heenanii was named after the New Zealand botanist Peter Heenan (b. 1961).[4]
References
edit- ^ "Goodenia heenanii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Shepherd, Kelly A.; Lepschi, Brendan J.; Johnson, Eden A.; Gardner, Andrew G.; Sessa, Emily B.; Jabaily, Rachel S. (2020-07-07). "The concluding chapter: recircumscription of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) to include four allied genera with an updated infrageneric classification". PhytoKeys (152): 27–104. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.152.49604. PMC 7360637. PMID 32733134. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b "Half-star". Manawatu Estuary Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Goodenia heenanii". NZFlora. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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