Goodenia elongata
| Lanky goodenia | |
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| In Nungatta National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. elongata
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia elongata | |
Goodenia elongata, commonly known as lanky goodenia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect or ascending herb with lance-shaped stem leaves, and yellow flowers arranged singly or in racemes.
Description
Goodenia elongata is an erect or ascending herb that typically grows to a height of 40 cm (16 in) with more or less glabrous foliage. The leaves are lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 50–90 mm (2.0–3.5 in) long 4–20 mm (0.16–0.79 in) wide, sometimes with teeth on the edges, and arranged on the stems. The flowers are arranged in singly or in racemes up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long with leaf-like bracts. The sepals are lance-shaped, 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in) long, the corolla yellow, 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 4–6.5 mm (0.16–0.26 in) long with wings 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide. Flowering occurs from October to February and the fruit is an oval capsule 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) long.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming
Goodenia elongata was first formally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[6][7]
Distribution and habitat
This goodenia grows in forest, usually in wet places and is found in New South Wales south from Holbrook, in the eastern half of Victoria and in many lowland areas of Tasmania. There are a few records from eastern Victoria and a single record from the far south-east of South Australia.[2][3][4][5][8]
References
- ^ "Goodenia elongata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Jeanes, Jeff A. "Goodenia elongata". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia elongata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Goodenia elongata". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia elongata". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Goodenia elongata". APNI. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Labillardière, Jacques (1805). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Vol. 1. Paris. pp. 52–53. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Jordan, Greg. "Goodenia elongata". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 21 January 2021.