Goodenia pterigosperma is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to south-coastal areas in the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect to sprawling, glabrous perennial herb or shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves mostly at the base of the plant, and racemes of dark blue flowers.
| Goodenia pterigosperma | |
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| Near Condingup | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. pterigosperma
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia pterigosperma | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Goodenia cyanea F.Muell. | |
Description
editGoodenia pterigosperma is an erect to sprawling glabrous perennial herb or shrub that typically grows to a height of 40 cm (16 in). The leaves are linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, mostly arranged at the base of the plant, 20–50 mm (0.79–1.97 in) long and 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) wide. The edges of the leaves are rolled inwards with a few teeth. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 200 mm (7.9 in) long, with linear bracteoles 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long. Each flower is on a pedicel 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in) long with oblong sepals 1–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long. The petals are dark blue, 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in) long, the lower lobes of the corolla 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) long with wings 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) wide. Flowering occurs from September to January and the fruit is an oval capsule about 6 mm (0.24 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia pterigosperma was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[4][5] The specific epithet (pterigosperma) means "wing-seeded".[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis goodenia grows in sandy soil in heath and woodland, occurring near the coast in the south-west of Western Australia, between Jerramungup and Israelite Bay.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Goodenia pterigosperma". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia pterigosperma". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia pterigosperma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Goodenia pterigosperma". APNI. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 578. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780958034180.