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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

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Goodenia asteriscus P.J.Lang

Reference
Swainsona 31:31-42, Figs 1-6 (2017)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Stems unribbed. Leaves flat, 30-45 mm long, 8-15 mm wide, Indumentum present, with sparse, simple hairs; margins entire. Bracteoles absent. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 9-10 mm long, with sparse. Corolla yellow, 15(-19) mm long, hairy on the outside, with dense, simple hairs. Flowers in July. Occurs in the Great Victoria Desert (GVD) and Central Ranges (CR) IBRA Region(s), of the Eremaean (E) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Three (P3).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Great Victoria Desert.
IBRA Subregions
Carnegie, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.