Goodenia argillacea


Goodenia argillacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory. It is a herb with an erect stem and weak, lying branches, oblong to linear leaves on the stems, and racemes of brownish-yellow flowers.

Description

Goodenia argillacea is a herb that typically grows to a height of up to, with an erect main stem and weak, low-lying branches. The leaves are arranged along the stems and are oblong to linear, long and wide. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to long on pedicels long. The sepals are lance-shaped, about long, the corolla brownish-yellow and long. The lower lobes of the corolla are about long with wings about wide. Flowering mainly occurs around May and the fruit is an oval capsule long.

Taxonomy and naming

Goodenia argillacea was first formally described in 1990 by Roger Charles Carolin in the journal Telopea from material he collected in 1974. The specific epithet means "pertaining to clay", referring to the habitat of the type specimens.

Distribution and habitat

This goodenia grows in Melaleuca scrub in heavy clay soil.

Conservation status

Goodenia argillaceais classified as "data deficient" under the .