Goodenia arenicola explained

Goodenia arenicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and was endemic to Stradbroke Island in Queensland. It is a stolon-forming or rhizome-forming herb covered with soft hairs, with lance-shaped leaves mostly clustered at the end of short stems, and yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils. It is listed as extinct.

Description

Goodenia arenicola is a stolon- or rhizome-forming herb covered with soft hairs. The leaves are mostly clustered at the ends of short stems and lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide, sometimes with teeth on the edges. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on a peduncle long, with linear bracteoles long. The sepals are linear, long, the petals yellow and long. The lower lobes of the corolla are long with wings about wide.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia arenicola was first formally described in 1990 Roger Charles Carolin in the journal Telopea from specimens collected on Stradbroke Island.^[3] The specific epithet (arenicola) means "sand-dweller".

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia is only known from the type location where it grew on stabilized sand dunes.

Conservation status

Goodenia arenicola is classified as "extinct" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia arenicola . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 22 March 2021.
2. Carolin . Roger C. . Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea . 1980 . 3 . 4 . 528–529 . 22 March 2021.
3. Web site: Goodenia arenicola. APNI. 22 March 2021.
4. Web site: Changes made to wildlife categories on 19 November 2009 . Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science . 23 March 2021.