Goodenia lineata explained

Goodenia lineata, commonly known as Grampians goodenia,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the Grampians in Victoria, Australia. It is an erect perennial herb with lance-shaped, more or less toothed leaves with the narrower end towards the base and racemes of yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenia lineata is an erect perennial herb that typically grows to a height of up to . The leaves are lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide, with more or less toothed edges and mostly arranged at the base of the plant. The flowers are arranged small numbers in racemes up to long on a peduncle long. Each flower is on a pedicel long and there are linear bracts long and triangular bracteoles long. The sepals are lance-shaped, long and the corolla is yellow and about long. The lower lobes of the corolla are long with wings about wide. Flowering mainly occurs from November to February but fruit and seeds have not been recorded.[2]

Taxonomy

Goodenia lineata was first formally described by botanist Jim Willis in 1967 in the journal Muelleria. The type specimen was collected by Willis at the summit of Mount William.[3] [4] The specific epithet (lineata) means "marked with straight lines", referring to "the boldly striped lower half of the corolla".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Grampians goodenia grows in heath and is restricted to the Grampians of Victoria.

Conservation status

The species is listed as "rare" by the Victorian State Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams (SWIFFT).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeanes . Jeff A. . Goodenia lineata . Royal botanic Gardens, Victoria . 3 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia leptoclada . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 27 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Goodenia lineata. APNI. 3 March 2021.
  4. Willis . James H. . Systematic Notes on the Indigenous Australian Flora . Muelleria . 1967 . 1 . 3 . 151–152 . 3 March 2021.
  5. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 241 . 3rd.
  6. Web site: Threatened flora Northern Grampians Shire . State Government of Victoria, Department of Land, Water and Planning . 3 March 2021.