Goodenia subauriculata explained

Goodenia subauriculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a hairy, ascending to low-lying herb with toothed, linear leaves and spikes of small, brownish-yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenia subauriculata is a hairy, ascending to low-lying herb with stems up to . Its leaves are linear, about long and wide with toothed edges. The flowers are arranged in spikes up to long with leaf-like bracts. The sepals are lance-shaped, about long and the corolla is brownish-yellow, about long. The lower lobes of the corolla are about long with wings about wide. Flowering occurs around April.^[1]

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia subauriculata was first formally described in 1946 by Cyril Tenison White in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

This goodenia grows in Arnhem Land and nearby areas in the Northern Territory and on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.^[4]

Conservation status

Goodenia subauriculata is classified as "data deficient" in the Northern Territory and as of "least concern" in Queensland.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carolin . Roger C. . Goodenia subauriculata . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra . 3 May 2021.
2. Web site: Goodenia subauriculata. APNI. 4 May 2021.
3. White . Cyril T. . Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 9 . Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland . 1946 . 57 . 33–34 . 4 May 2021.
4. Web site: Goodenia subauriculata . Northern Territory Government . 4 May 2021.
5. Web site: Species profile—Goodenia subauriculata . Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science . 4 May 2021.