Goodenia lanata
| Goodenia lanata | |
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| Goodenia lanata, Great Otway National Park, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Goodenia |
| Species: | G. lanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Goodenia lanata R.Br. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Goodenia geniculata var. lanata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. | |
Goodenia lanata is a prostrate herb that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is known as trailing goodenia in Victoria and native primrose in Tasmania.[1] Plants grow up to 10 cm high and have obovate leaves that are about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. Five-petalled yellow flowers appear between November and February in the species native range.[1] The species was first formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.[2]
References
- 1 2 Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
- ↑ "Goodenia lanata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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