Goodenia elderi

Goodenia elderi is an erect or virgate shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1 m (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in). It has linear, more or less bunched stem leaves 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long and 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in spreading racemes or thyrses 40–120 mm (1.6–4.7 in) long on a peduncle up to 20 mm (0.79 in) long with linear bracts up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long at the base. Each flower is on a pedicel up to 12 mm (0.47 in) long with linear bracteoles up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The sepals are linear, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, the corolla white or yellow, 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) long. The lower lobe of the corolla is up to 7 mm (0.28 in) long with wings about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from September to January and the fruit is an elliptic capsule 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long.

This goodenia grows in sandy soil between Karalee west of Coolgardie and Queen Victoria Spring north of Zanthus in the Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of inland Western Australia.