Goodenia crenata facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Goodenia crenata |
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Goodenia
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crenata
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Goodenia crenata is a special flowering plant. You can find it only in north-western Australia. It's a type of perennial herb, which means it lives for more than two years and has soft, green stems. This plant has cool leaves shaped like ovals or eggs. These leaves grow in a circle at the base of the plant. It also grows pretty yellow flowers.
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What Does This Plant Look Like?
Goodenia crenata is a perennial herb. This means it lives for many years and has soft, green stems. Its stems can lie flat or grow low to the ground. They can be up to 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) long and are a bit hairy.
Most of its leaves grow in a circle at the bottom of the plant. They are shaped like ovals or eggs. These leaves are about 6 to 8 centimeters (2.4 to 3.1 inches) long. They are also about 1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) wide. The edges of the leaves are slightly wavy.
The yellow flowers grow in a leafy cluster called a raceme. Each flower sits on a small stalk, or peduncle, about 5 to 15 millimeters (0.2 to 0.6 inches) long. The outer parts of the flower, called sepals, are shaped like a spear. They are hairy and about 4 millimeters (0.16 inches) long. The main part of the flower, the corolla, is yellow and about 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) long. The lower parts of the corolla are about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) long. They have small "wings" about 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) wide.
This plant usually flowers from May to July. After flowering, it produces a fruit. This fruit is an oval-shaped capsule. It is about 6 millimeters (0.24 inches) across.
How This Plant Got Its Name
The plant Goodenia crenata was officially named in 2001. Two scientists, Roger Charles Carolin and Leigh William Sage, described it. They published their findings in a science journal called Nuytsia. They found the plant at Glass Hill in the east Kimberley region in 1999.
The second part of its name, crenata, means "scalloped." This name was chosen because of the wavy edges of its leaves.
Where Does This Plant Live?
This Goodenia plant mostly grows near water. You can find it near water holes, creeks, and rocky areas. It lives in parts of northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory. These areas include the Ord Victoria Plain, Central Kimberley, and Tanami regions.
Protecting This Plant
The Government of Western Australia's Department of Parks and Wildlife keeps track of how safe plants are. They have classified Goodenia crenata as "Priority Three."
What does "Priority Three" mean? It means that we don't know a lot about this plant yet. It has only been found in a few places. However, it is not in immediate danger of disappearing. Scientists are still learning more about it.
