Goodenia prostrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland parts of Western Australia. It is a prostrate herb with toothed, lance-shaped leaves at the base of the plant and racemes of yellow flowers with a brownish centre.
| Goodenia prostrata | |
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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. prostrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia prostrata | |
Description
editGoodenia prostrata is a prostrate herb with stems up to 30 cm (12 in) long with tufts of hair in the leaf axils. The leaves at the base of the plant are lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 300 mm (12 in) long, with leaf-like bracts, each flower on a pedicel 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long. The sepals are narrow elliptic, about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long, the petals yellow with a brownish base and 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in) long with wings about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from May to September.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia prostrata was first formally described in 1990 by Roger Charles Carolin in the journal Telopea from a specimen he collected 22 mi (35 km) from Roy Hill in 1970.[3][5] The specific epithet (prostrata) refers to the prostrate habit of this goodenia.[3]
Distribution
editThis goodenia grows in sandy soil in the Pilbara and nearby regions of Western Australia.[2]
Conservation status
editGoodenia prostrata is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Goodenia prostrata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia prostrata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Carolin, Roger C. (1990). "Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae)". Telopea. 3 (4): 554–555. doi:10.7751/telopea19904905. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia prostrata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia prostrata". APNI. Retrieved 31 March 2021.