Goodenia dyeri is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an ascending herb with egg-shaped, toothed leaves at the base of the plant, with solitary yellow flowers in the leaf axils.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. dyeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia dyeri | |
Description
editGoodenia dyeri is an ascending herb that typically grows to a height of 20 cm (7.9 in) with soft, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are mostly arranged at the base of the plant and are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base and toothed or lyre-shaped, 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in) long and 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) wide. The flowers are arranged singly in the axils of the leaves at the base of the plant with linear bracteoles about 6 mm (0.24 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. The sepals are linear to lance-shaped, about 6 mm (0.24 in) long, the corolla yellow 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in) long with wings about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide. Flowering occurs from August to November and the fruit is a more or less spherical capsule 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia dyeri was first formally described in 1912 by Kurt Krause in Adolf Engler's journal Das Pflanzenreich from material collected near the railway between Cunderdin and Dedari in 1903.[4][5] The specific epithet (dyeri) honours William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1885–1905.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis goodenia grows on undulating plains between Cowcowing and Kalgoorlie in the south-west of Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
editGoodenia dyeri is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Goodenia dyeri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia dyeri". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Goodenia dyeri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia dyeri". APNI. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Krause, Kurt; Engler, Heinrich G.A. (ed.) (1912). "Goodeniaceae". Das Pflanzenreich IV. 54 (277): 56. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite journal}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780958034180.