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Goodenia laevis Benth. subsp. laevis

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, woody shrub (subshrub), 0.1-0.25 m high, largest leaves 15-25 x 1-3 mm, entire. Fl. yellow, Aug to Dec. Sandy loam or laterite.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 November 1998

Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 15-20 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles present, 2-3.5 mm long, glabrous. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 2-3.5 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 4.2-6 mm long, glabrous. Corolla yellow, 10-20 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside; central lobes 4.3-6 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 6.2-10 mm long, wing present on both sides and clearly unequal, 0.5-1.5 mm wide on the narrower side, 1-2 mm wide on the broader side. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 6.5-8 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in August, September, October, November and December. Occurs in the Coolgardie (COO) and Mallee (MAL) IBRA Region(s), of the Eremaean (E) and South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Three (P3).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 2 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Recherche, Southern Cross.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas, Esperance.