Goodenia katabudjar is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a hairy perennial sub-shrub with egg-shaped stem-leaves and blue, pink or white flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. katabudjar
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia katabudjar | |
Description edit
Goodenia katabudjar is a hairy perennial sub-shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in). The leaves are arranged along the stem and are egg-shaped, 7–26 mm (0.28–1.02 in) long and 2–11 mm (0.079–0.433 in) wide. The flowers are usually blue to pink sometimes white, 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in) long and 8–14 mm (0.31–0.55 in) wide. The sepals are linear, 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long and 0.5–0.75 mm (0.020–0.030 in) wide and the corolla has wings 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide. Flowering occurs in December and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule about 3 mm (0.12 in) in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming edit
Goodenia katabudjar was first formally described in 1997 by Raymond Jeffrey Cranfield and Leigh William Sage in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected by Sage near Wandering in 1996.[2][4] The specific epithet (katabudjar) is derived from Noongar words meaning "hill" and "ground", referring to the habit of this species and its hillside habitat.[2][5]
Distribution and habitat edit
This goodenia grows in upland areas of open wandoo woodland in the Jarrah Forest biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status edit
Goodenia katabudjar is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife[3] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Goodenia katabudjar". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Sage, Leigh William; Pigott, Julian P. (1997). "Goodenia katabudjar (Goodeniaceae), a new species from south-west Western Australia". Nuytsia. 11 (3): 297–299. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Goodenia katabudjar". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia katabudjar". APNI. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 February 2021.