Goodenia glomerata explained

Goodenia glomerata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the south coast of New South Wales. It is an erect, hairy herb with elliptic to lance-shaped leaves, mostly at the base of the plant, and compact spikes of hairy yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenis glomerata is an erect herb that typically grows to a height of and has cottony yellowish to grey hairs. The leaves are mostly at the base of the plant, elliptic to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide, with toothed edges. The flowers are arranged in compact spikes long with lance-shaped bracts long and bracteoles long. The sepals are linear to lance-shaped, long, the corolla yellow, long with cottony hairs and star-shaped hairs on the outside. The lower lobes of the corolla are long with wings about wide. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule long.[1] [2]

Taxonomy

Goodenia glomerata was first formally described in 1900 by Joseph Maiden and Ernst Betche in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[3] [4]

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia in swampy ground on sandstone and conglomerate from Jervis Bay to Ulladulla and inland to the Budawang Range.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia glomerata . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 1 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia glomerata . Royal Botanic Garden Sydney . 1 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Goodenia glomerata. APNI. 1 February 2021.
  4. Maiden . Joseph H. . Betche . E. . Notes from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. No. 9 . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . 1904 . 28 . 4 . 646–647 . 10.5962/bhl.part.26371 . 1 February 2021. free .