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Goodenia discophora (F.Muell.) K.A.Sheph.
Cabbage Poison

Reference
PhytoKeys 152:89 (2020)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 15-55 mm long, 25-60 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire, toothed or lobed. Bracteoles present, 4-8 mm long, glabrous. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 1.5-6 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 6-10 mm long, glabrous. Corolla yellow, 12-18 mm long, auriculate, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside; central lobes 5-7 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 6.5-9 mm long, wing present on both sides and clearly unequal, 1.2-1.8 mm wide on the narrower side, 1.4-3.5 mm wide on the broader side. Anthers free. Ovary superior, not gibbose; style (4-)6-9 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Occurs in the Pilbara (PIL), Murchison (MUR), Coolgardie (COO), Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Little Sandy Desert(LSD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Avon Wheatbelt (AW) 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
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Meekatharra, Merredin, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Narembeen, Northampton, Perenjori, Shark Bay, Tammin, Trayning, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.