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Goodenia heenanii
Scientific classification
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. It is the only endemic Goodenia species to New Zealand, as Goodenia radicans is also indigenous to Australia and is known from South America.

Description

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

Range and habitat

Grows exclusively on dunes in the Manawatu coast.

Etymology

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

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. ^ "Half-star". Manawatu Estuary Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. "Goodenia heenanii". NZFlora. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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