Goodenia stirlingii

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

Goodenia stephensonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It is an erect undershrub with narrow elliptic leaves and racemes of yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenia stirlingii is an erect undershrub that typically grows to a height of up to 30 cm (12 in) and has glabrous foliage. The leaves are sessile, narrow elliptic, 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) long and 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) wide, with toothed edges. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long on a peduncle up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long with leaf-like bracts and linear bracteoles about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. The sepals are lance-shaped, 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long, the corolla yellow and about 22 mm (0.87 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long with wings 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from March to July.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia stirlingii was first formally described in 1904 by Frederick Manson Bailey in the Queensland Agricultural Journal from specimens collected by Dr. James Stirling near Herberton.[3]

Distribution

This goodenia occurs in north-eastern Queensland.[2]

References

1. "Goodenia stirlingii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
2. Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia stirlingii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
3. "Goodenia stirlingii". APNI. Retrieved 2 May 2021.