Goodenia arenicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and was endemic to Stradbroke Island in Queensland. It is a stolon-forming or rhizome-forming herb covered with soft hairs, with lance-shaped leaves mostly clustered at the end of short stems, and yellow flowers arranged singly in leaf axils. It is listed as critically endangered.
Goodenia arenicola is a stolon- or rhizome-forming herb covered with soft hairs. The leaves are mostly clustered at the ends of short stems and lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 40–100mm (1.6–3.9in) long and 8–14mm (0.31–0.55in) wide, sometimes with teeth on the edges. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils on a peduncle30–40mm (1.2–1.6in) long, with linear bracteoles4–6mm (0.16–0.24in) long. The sepals are linear, 5–6mm (0.20–0.24in) long, the petals yellow and 15–17mm (0.59–0.67in) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 7–8mm (0.28–0.31in) long with wings about 2.5mm (0.098in) wide.[2][3]
This goodenia is only known from the type location where it grew on stabilized sand dunes.[2][3]
Conservation status
In 2009, Goodenia arenicola was listed as "exinct in the wild" through the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009.[5] It is now classified as "critically endangered" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 using the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020.[6]
12Carolin, Roger C. "Goodenia arenicola". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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