Tongue Plant
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Least Concern |
Lucindale (NCP03) | | Least Concern |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Least Concern |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern [undercollected; found in brackish waters] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [likes saline/semi saline water courses; limited habitat; could be undercollected] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [likes saline/semi saline water courses; limited habitat; could be undercollected] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Critically Endangered (IUCN: CR D) (Definite Decline) [~4 PLANTS] |
St Vincent (EYB02) | Eyre Yorke Block | Endangered (IUCN: EN B2ab(i,ii,iii)) (Probable Decline) [Threatened by development.] |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Talia (EYB04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | Murray Darling Depression | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [limited habitat; in swamp only] |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Least Concern [undercollected] |
Wimmera (MDD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
4 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Rare , Critically Endangered |
3 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare , Endangered |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Rare |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 2
Prior names
Goodenia radicans
Selliera repens
Selliera herpystica
Goodenia repens
Common names
Tongue Plant
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 2,600 (3.01 g) 2,600 (3.01 g) | 100+ | 16-Feb-2006 | DJD399 South Eastern | 1-Aug-2006 | 85% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.