Goodenia heenanii

Goodenia heenanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Goodenia
Species:	G. heenanii
Binomial name
Goodenia heenanii K.A.Sheph.

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]

Description

A small prostrate herb that has flowers with petals arranged in a half-circle.[3]

Range and habitat

Grows exclusively on dunes in the Manawatu coast.[3]

Etymology

Goodenia heenanii was named after the New Zealand botanist Peter Heenan (b. 1961).[4]

References

1. "Goodenia heenanii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
2. 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.
3. "Half-star". Manawatu Estuary Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. "Goodenia heenanii". NZFlora. Retrieved 8 September 2024.