About Goodenia willisiana Carolin
Goodenia willisiana Carolin is an erect or ascending perennial herb that grows up to 20 centimetres (7.9 inches) tall. All of its foliage is covered in white, felt-like hairs. Its leaves are crowded at the base of the plant, are narrow elliptic to lance-shaped, and measure 40–90 millimetres (1.6–3.5 inches) long and 4–18 millimetres (0.16–0.71 inches) wide, sometimes with wavy edges. Flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils, on a stalk up to 100 millimetres (3.9 inches) long, with linear bracteoles about 2 millimetres (0.079 inches) long. The sepals are narrow oblong and about 3.5 millimetres (0.14 inches) long. The petals are yellow and about 15 millimetres (0.59 inches) long. The lower lobes of the corolla are 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 inches) long, with wings about 2.5 millimetres (0.098 inches) wide. Flowering occurs mainly from August to February, and the fruit is an oval capsule about 10 millimetres (0.39 inches) long. This goodenia species is distributed across western New South Wales, north-western Victoria, and south-eastern South Australia. It most often grows on sandhills and within mallee communities.
