Goodenia lanata

Goodenia lanata
	Goodenia lanata,; Great Otway National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Goodenia
Species:	G. lanata
Binomial name
	Goodenia lanata; R.Br.
Synonyms
	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

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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[Viridans-1] Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.

[APNI-2] "Goodenia lanata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 May 2012.