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).
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