Goodenia stephensonii explained

Goodenia stephensonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is an erect, more or less woody herb with linear to oblong stem leaves and racemes of yellow flowers with a pouched corolla.

Description

Goodenia stephensonii is an erect, more or less woody herb that typically grows to a height of up to . The leaves on the stems are linear to oblong, long and about wide, sometimes with teeth on the edges. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to long on a peduncle long with leaf-like bracts and linear bracteoles long. The sepals are linear to lance-shaped, about long, the corolla yellow and pouched, long. The lower lobes of the corolla are long with wings about wide. Flowering occurs from October to January.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia stephensonii was first formally described in 1887 by Ferdinand von Mueller in The Victorian Naturalist from specimens collected by "L. Stephenson".^{[3] [4]}

Distribution

This goodenia grows in forest and woodland between Gosford and the upper Hunter Valley.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia stephensonii . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 2 May 2021.
2. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia stephensonii . Royal Botanic Garden Sydney . 2 May 2021.
3. Web site: Goodenia stephensonii. APNI. 2 May 2021.
4. von Mueller . Ferdinand . Descriptions of new Australian plants (continued) . The Victorian Naturalist . 1887 . 3 . 10 . 138–139 . 2 May 2021.