Goodenia concinna

Goodenia concinna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Goodenia
Species:	G. concinna
Binomial name
Goodenia concinna Benth.[1]

Goodenia concinna is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and endemic to coastal area of southern Western Australia. It is a perennial, herb with linear to lance-shaped leaves, and racemes of yellow or cream-coloured flowers.

Description

Goodenia concinna is an erect to ascending perennial herb that typically grows to a height of 15–40 cm (5.9–15.7 in). The leaves at the base of the plant are linear to lance-shaped, 30–90 mm (1.2–3.5 in) long and 1–8 mm (0.039–0.315 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in a raceme up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long with leaf-like bracts at the base, each flower on a pedicel 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long. The sepals are lance-shaped to narrow elliptic, 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long and the corolla is yellow to cream-coloured and 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 4.5–5.5 mm (0.18–0.22 in) long with wings about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide. Flowering occurs from August to November and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia concinna was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis.[4][5] The specific epithet (concinna) means "neat, pretty or elegant".[6]

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia grows in sandy heath and forest near the south coast of Western Australia.[2][3]

Conservation status

Goddenia concinna is classified as "not threatened" by the Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia).[3]

References

1. "Goodenia concinna". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
2. Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia concinna". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
3. "Goodenia concinna". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
4. "Goodenia concinna". APNI. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
5. Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 76. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 168. ISBN 9780958034180.