Goodenia heenanii

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Goodenia heenanii
Dense patch of round-leaved half-star (Goodenia heenanii, syn Selliera rotundifolia) growing on sand dune.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Goodenia
Species:
G. heenanii
Binomial name
Goodenia heenanii
K.A.Sheph.

Goodenia heenanii, or half star, is a species of Goodenia . [1] It is the only endemic Goodenia species to New Zealand, as Goodenia radicans is also indigenous to Australia and is known from South America. [2]

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Description

A small prostrate herb that has flowers with petals arranged in a half-circle. [3]

Range and habitat

Grows exclusively on dunes in the Manawatu coast. [3]

Etymology

Goodenia heenanii was named after the New Zealand botanist Peter Heenan (b. 1961). [4]

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References

  1. "Goodenia heenanii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. Shepherd, Kelly A.; Lepschi, Brendan J.; Johnson, Eden A.; Gardner, Andrew G.; Sessa, Emily B.; Jabaily, Rachel S. (2020-07-07). "The concluding chapter: recircumscription of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) to include four allied genera with an updated infrageneric classification". PhytoKeys (152): 27–104. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.152.49604 . PMC   7360637 . PMID   32733134 . Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. 1 2 "Half-star". Manawatu Estuary Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. "Goodenia heenanii". NZFlora. Retrieved 8 September 2024.