Goodenia xanthosperma

Yellow-seeded goodenia
Near Zanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Goodenia
Species:
G. xanthosperma
Binomial name
Goodenia xanthosperma
Synonyms[1]
  • Goodenia discolor K.Krause
  • Goodenia mooreana K.Krause
  • Goodenia scaevolina var. primulacea auct. non (Schltdl.) Benth.: Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G.
  • Goodenia stapfiana K.Krause

Goodenia xanthosperma, commonly known as yellow-seeded goodenia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to southern inland Western Australia. It is a prostrate herb with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves at the base of the plant and racemes of yellow flowers with purplish markings.

Description

Goodenia xanthosperma is a prostrate herb that typically grows to a height of 1–15 cm (0.39–5.91 in) with stems up to 80 cm (31 in) long. The leaves at the base of the plant are elliptic to egg-shaped, 30–60 mm (1.2–2.4 in) long and 13–30 mm (0.51–1.18 in) wide, with toothed or lobed edges. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 800 mm (31 in) long on a peduncle up to 50 mm (2.0 in) long with leaf-like bracts and linear bracteoles up to 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2–25 mm (0.079–0.984 in) long. The corolla is yellow with purplish markings, about 15 mm (0.59 in) long, the lower lobes 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long with wings about 2 mm (0.079 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from May to October.[3][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia xanthosperma was first formally described in 1876 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Jess Young.[4][5] The specific epithet (xanthosperma) means "yellow-seeded".[6]

Distribution

This goodenia grows in sandy soil on sandplains in the drier areas of southern inland Western Australia.[3][2]

Conservation status

Goodenia xanthosperma is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Goodenia xanthosperma". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Goodenia xanthosperma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia xanthosperma". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Goodenia xanthosperma". APNI. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1876). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 10. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 341. ISBN 9780958034180.