Goodenia lamprosperma

Goodenia lamprosperma
In the Pilbara of Western Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Goodenia
Species:	G. lamprosperma
Binomial name
Goodenia lamprosperma F.Muell.[1]

Habit

Goodenia lamprosperma is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an annual or perennial herb with linear to lance-shaped leaves sometimes with teeth on the edges, and racemes of yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenia lamprosperma is an annual or perennial herb that typically grows to a height of 50 cm (20 in). The leaves are linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 30–80 mm (1.2–3.1 in) long and 3–10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) wide, sometimes with teeth on the edges. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 350 mm (14 in) long on peduncles up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long with linear bracteoles 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long, the individual flowers on pedicels 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long. The sepals are lance-shaped to narrow oblong, 0.5–2 mm (0.020–0.079 in) long, the corolla yellow, 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) long with wings 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from April to August and the fruit is a cylindrical capsule 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia lamprosperma was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[5][6] The specific epithet (lamprosperma) means "shining-seeded".[7]

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia grows in seasonally wet places, in swamps and near watercourses in north-western Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2][3][4]

Conservation status

Goodenia lamprosperma is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife and as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976.[3][4][8]

References

1. "Goodenia lamprosperma". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
2. Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia lamprosperma". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
3. "Goodenia lamprosperma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
4. "Goodenia lamprosperma". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
5. "Goodenia lamprosperma". APNI. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
6. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1859). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 1. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 116. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
7. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 234. ISBN 9780958034180.
8. "Species profile—Goodenia lamprosperma". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 27 February 2021.