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Goodenia modesta J.M.Black

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.South Australia 36:172 (1912)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. yellow, probably Jan to Dec. Red loam, sand.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 September 1999
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Scientific Description

Stems unribbed. Leaves flat, 7-70 mm long, 2-10 mm wide, Indumentum present, with sparse, simple hairs; margins entire. Bracteoles present, 2.2-3.5 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 7-10 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 3-6 mm long, hairy, with sparse, simple hairs. Corolla yellow, 8-17 mm long, auriculate, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, hairy on the inside; central lobes 2.5-5 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 4-8 mm long, wing present on both sides and clearly unequal, 0.7-1 mm wide on the narrower side, 1.5-2 mm wide on the broader side. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 4-7 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Occurs in the Central Ranges (CR), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert(LSD) and Tanami (TAN) 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
Central Ranges, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Tanami Desert, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Leonora, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.