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.
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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. subauriculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia subauriculata | |
Description
editGoodenia subauriculata is a hairy, ascending to low-lying herb with stems up to 10 cm (3.9 in). Its leaves are linear, about 80 mm (3.1 in) long and 5 mm (0.20 in) wide with toothed edges. The flowers are arranged in spikes up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long with leaf-like bracts. The sepals are lance-shaped, about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long and the corolla is brownish-yellow, about 4.5 mm (0.18 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are about 1 mm (0.039 in) long with wings about 0.5 mm (0.020 in) wide. Flowering occurs around April.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
editGoodenia subauriculata was first formally described in 1946 by Cyril Tenison White in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.[3][4]
Distribution
editThis goodenia grows in Arnhem Land and nearby areas in the Northern Territory and on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.[2][5]
Conservation status
editGoodenia subauriculata is classified as "data deficient" in the Northern Territory and as of "least concern" in Queensland.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Goodenia strangfordii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia subauriculata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Goodenia subauriculata". APNI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ White, Cyril T. (1946). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 9". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 57: 33–34. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia subauriculata". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Species profile—Goodenia subauriculata". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 4 May 2021.