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Goodenia glabra R.Br.

Reference
Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. p 577 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Stems unribbed. Leaves 15-25 mm long, 5-6 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous), not papillate; margins entire. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 14-15 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 11-14 mm long, glabrous. Corolla yellow, 19-21 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 5.5 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 4.5 mm long, wings present on both sides, 1 mm wide on the narrower side. Anthers free. Ovary not gibbose; style 9-11.5 mm long; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in May and October. Occurs in the Central Ranges (CR) IBRA Region(s), of the Eremaean (E) Botanical Province.

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Great Sandy Desert.
IBRA Subregions
Mann-Musgrave Block.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ngaanyatjarraku.