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Goodenia capillosa K.A.Sheph.
Hispid Velleia

Reference
PhytoKeys 152:86 (2020)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 25-80 mm long, 4-8 mm wide, Indumentum present, with sparse, glandular hairs; margins toothed. Bracteoles absent. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 5-11 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 5-7.5 mm long, hairy, with sparse, simple hairs. Corolla yellow, 8-10 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 3-3.5 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 5-6 mm long, wings present on both sides, 0.5-0.7 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary superior, not gibbose; style 3-4 mm long, glabrous; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Occurs in the Yalgoo (YAL), Murchison (MUR), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Coolgardie (COO), Gascoyne (GAS), Little Sandy Desert(LSD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS) and Avon Wheatbelt (AW) 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
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.