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Goodenia lyrata Carolin

Reference
Telopea 3:538-539 (1990)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate herb, with lyrate leaves. Fl. yellow, Aug. Red sandy loam. Near claypan.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 February 2000

Scientific Description

Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 5-10 mm long, 3-10 mm wide, Indumentum present, with sparse, simple hairs; margins entire or toothed. Bracteoles present, 1.5-2.5 mm long, hairy, with glandular hairs. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 3-6 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 1.5-2 mm long, hairy, with sparse, glandular hairs. Corolla yellow, 10-14 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, glandular hairs, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 3-5 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 6-7 mm long, wing present on both sides and clearly unequal, 0.5-0.7 mm wide on the narrower side, 1-1.6 mm wide on the broader side. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 6-7.5 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in August. Occurs in the Pilbara (PIL), Murchison (MUR) and Gibson Desert (GD) 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
Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Carnegie, Central, Dune Field, Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Shield.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, East Pilbara, Laverton, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.