Goodenia subauriculata

Goodenia subauriculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Goodenia
Species:
G. subauriculata
Binomial name
Goodenia subauriculata

Goodenia subauriculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a hairy, ascending to low-lying herb with toothed, linear leaves and spikes of small, brownish-yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenia subauriculata is a hairy, ascending to low-lying herb with stems up to 10 cm (3.9 in). Its leaves are linear, about 80 mm (3.1 in) long and 5 mm (0.20 in) wide with toothed edges. The flowers are arranged in spikes up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long with leaf-like bracts. The sepals are lance-shaped, about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long and the corolla is brownish-yellow, about 4.5 mm (0.18 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are about 1 mm (0.039 in) long with wings about 0.5 mm (0.020 in) wide. Flowering occurs around April.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia subauriculata was first formally described in 1946 by Cyril Tenison White in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.[3][4]

Distribution

This goodenia grows in Arnhem Land and nearby areas in the Northern Territory and on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.[2][5]

Conservation status

Goodenia subauriculata is classified as "data deficient" in the Northern Territory and as of "least concern" in Queensland.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Goodenia strangfordii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia subauriculata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Goodenia subauriculata". APNI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ White, Cyril T. (1946). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 9". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 57: 33–34. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Goodenia subauriculata". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Species profile—Goodenia subauriculata". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 4 May 2021.