Goodenia lyrata Carolin

Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 5-10 mm long, 3-10 mm wide, Indumentum present, with sparse, simple hairs; margins entire or toothed. Bracteoles present, 1.5-2.5 mm long, hairy, with glandular hairs. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 3-6 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 1.5-2 mm long, hairy, with sparse, glandular hairs. Corolla yellow, 10-14 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, glandular hairs, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 3-5 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 6-7 mm long, wing present on both sides and clearly unequal, 0.5-0.7 mm wide on the narrower side, 1-1.6 mm wide on the broader side. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 6-7.5 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in August. Occurs in the Pilbara (PIL), Murchison (MUR) and Gibson Desert (GD) IBRA Region(s), of the Eremaean (E) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Three (P3).