Goodenia decurrens facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Goodenia decurrens |
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Goodenia
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decurrens
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Goodenia decurrens is a pretty flowering plant found only in New South Wales, Australia. It's a type of small shrub that grows upright. This plant has smooth, lance-shaped leaves with tiny teeth along the edges. Its flowers are bright yellow and grow in clusters. After flowering, it produces small, oval-shaped fruits.
What Does Goodenia decurrens Look Like?
Goodenia decurrens is a straight-growing, smooth plant. It's like a small bush, often reaching about 80 centimeters (about 31 inches) tall. Its leaves are special because they seem to run down the stem a bit. They don't have stalks and are shaped like a spear or an oval. These leaves are usually 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) long and 1 to 2.5 centimeters (0.4 to 1 inch) wide. They also have small teeth along their edges.
The bright yellow flowers grow in long clusters, sometimes up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) long. At the base of each flower cluster, there are small, thin leaf-like parts called bracts. Each flower sits on a short stalk called a pedicel, which is about 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) long.
The flower has narrow, egg-shaped parts called sepals, which are 4 to 7 millimeters long. The yellow petals are 15 to 18 millimeters long. The lower parts of the flower's petals have "wings" that are about 2 to 3 millimeters wide. This plant mostly flowers from October to March. After the flowers, it forms an oval-shaped fruit called a capsule, which is about 9 millimeters long.
How Was Goodenia decurrens Named?
This plant was first officially described in 1810 by a famous botanist named Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773). He wrote about it in his book, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.
The second part of its scientific name, decurrens, tells us something about the plant. It refers to how the leaves seem to run down the stem. This is a special feature of the plant.
Where Does Goodenia decurrens Grow?
You can find Goodenia decurrens growing in the forests of New South Wales, Australia. It prefers to live on sandstone cliffs. The areas where it grows are mainly between the towns of Blackheath and Wollar.
