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Goodenia arguta (R.Br.) K.A.Sheph.
Spur Velleia

Reference
PhytoKeys 152:85 (2020)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Stems unribbed. Leaves flat, 10-50 mm long, 3-15 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire or toothed. Bracteoles absent. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 30-60 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 7-8 mm long, hairy, with sparse, simple hairs. Corolla yellow, 16.5-25 mm long, auriculate, spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, glabrous on the inside, 1.2-2 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary superior, not gibbose; style 9-12 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Occurs in the Nullabar (NUL) and Mallee (MAL) IBRA Region(s), of the Eremaean (E) and South West (SW) Botanical Province.

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Mallee, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Mardabilla, Nullarbor Plain.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder.