Goodenia gibbosa

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Goodenia gibbosa is a small, low-growing flowering plant native to central Australia. It forms a soft-haired, prostrate to low-lying herb with stems that can reach about 40 cm long.

The leaves are elliptic to lance-shaped, 50–80 mm long and 4–14 mm wide, with teeth along the edges. Flowers grow in small groups with leaf-like bracts. Each flower sits on a stalk about 4–8 cm long. The sepals are 2–3 mm long, and the yellow petals are 12–17 mm long. The lower parts of the flower have small winged sections. The plant mainly flowers from May to October, and the fruit is a nearly spherical capsule about 5–6 mm in diameter.

Goodenia gibbosa was first formally described in 1980 by Roger Charles Carolin, from specimens collected near the Dean Range in the Northern Territory in 1967. The name gibbosa means swollen or pouched, referring to the ovary.

This species grows in sandy soils on dunes and is widely found in dry areas of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and South Australia. In Western Australia, it is classified as Priority Three—poorly known, meaning it is known from a few locations and not currently under imminent threat. In the Northern Territory, it is listed as of least concern.