About Goodenia rosea (S.Moore) K.A.Sheph.
Goodenia rosea (S.Moore) K.A.Sheph. is an annual herb with prostrate to ascending flowering stems. Its leaves are lance-shaped, with the narrower end toward the base, and may be more or less toothed or pinnatisect. Leaves measure 30–70 mm (1.2–2.8 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) wide. Bracteoles are leaf-like and usually free from each other; lower bracteoles can be up to 15 mm (0.59 in) long, and are toothed or incised. Flowers are carried on a prostrate to ascending flowering stem that grows up to 150 mm (5.9 in) long. Each individual flower sits on a glabrous pedicel 5–22 mm (0.20–0.87 in) long. The five sepals are hairy and 4.5–5.0 mm (0.18–0.20 in) long. Petals are pink, lilac or white, about 13 mm (0.51 in) long, and hairy on the back and in the throat. Flowering occurs mainly from May to October. The fruit is a compressed capsule that holds a more or less round, wrinkled seed 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) in diameter, with a wing 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. This species occurs in inland Western Australia, in the area between Kalgoorlie, Cowcowing and near Geraldton, across the Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor and Yalgoo IBRA regions.
