Biology:Goodenia gypsicola
| Goodenia gypsicola | |
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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. gypsicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia gypsicola Symon[1]
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Goodenia gypsicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to areas of salt lakes in inland Australia. It is a perennial herb with spatula-shaped leaves and racemes of pale blue flowers.
Description
Goodenia gypsicola is a perennial, tuft-forming herb that typically grows to a height of 60 cm (24 in) and sometimes has up to one hundred leaves. The leaves are spatula-shaped, up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long and 10 mm (0.39 in) wide, sometimes with two or three lobes. The flowers are arranged in racemes 200–350 mm (7.9–13.8 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long with bracts 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long at the base. The sepals are about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, the corolla pale blue, about 6 mm (0.24 in) long. Flowering occurs in October.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Goodenia gypsicola was first formally described in 2000 by David Eric Symon in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.[2][4] The specific epithet (gypsicola) means "gypsum-inhabiting".[5]
Distribution and habitat
This goodenia grows in consolidated gypsum in scattered salt lakes in Western Australia and in the Serpentine Lakes area of South Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
Goodenia gypsicola is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[3]
References
- ↑ "Goodenia gypsicola". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/109875.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Symon, David Eric (2000). "A new gypsophilous Goodenia (Goodeniaceae).". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 19: 97–99. https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG19P097_Symon.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Goodenia gypsicola". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/19776.
- ↑ "Goodenia gypsicola". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/570791.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780958034180.
Wikidata ☰ Q17479958 entry
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