Goodenia lunata, commonly known as stiff goodenia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a ascending or low-lying herb with linear to egg-shaped leaves, small racemes of yellow flowers, and more or less spherical fruit.
| Stiff goodenia | |
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| Goodenia lunata near Carriewerloo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. lunata
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia lunata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Goodenia argentea J.M.Black | |
Description
editGoodenia lunata is an ascending or low-lying herb that typically grows to a height of 25 cm (9.8 in). The leaves at the base of the plant are linear to egg-shaped, 40–120 mm (1.6–4.7 in) long and 6–30 mm (0.24–1.18 in) wide with teeth or lobes on the edges. The flowers are arranged in leafy or small racemes, each flower on a pedicel 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long. The sepals are lance-shaped, 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long and the corolla is yellow, 8–14 mm (0.31–0.55 in) long with downy hairs on the back and centre. The lower lobes of the corolla are 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long with wings about 3 mm (0.12 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from March to September and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) in diameter.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia lunata was first formally described in 1927 by John McConnell Black in the Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.[8][9] In 1990, Roger Charles Carolin selected the specimens collected by John Burton Cleland at Cordillo Downs as the lectotype, noting the poor condition of the type specimens.[10] The specific epithet (lunata) means "crescent-shaped", referring to part of the fruit.[11]
Distribution and habitat
editStiff goodenia grows in a variety of communities in inland Australia, often on grassy plains but also near watercourses and roadsides. It is mostly found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland, but also in scattered populations in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.[3][4][5]
Conservation status
editThis goodenia is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976, but as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife and as "vulnerable" under the Victorian Government Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.[6][3][7][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Goodenia lunata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia lunata". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Goodenia lunata". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goddenia lunata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia lunata". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Jeanes, Jeff A. "Goodenia lunata". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia lunata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia lunata". APNI. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Black, John McConnell (1927). "Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 25". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 51: 384. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Carolin, Roger C. (1990). "Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae)". Telopea. 3 (4): 544. doi:10.7751/telopea19904905. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Species profile—Goodenia lunata". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 4 March 2021.