Goodenia splendida

Goodenia splendida is an erect, perennial herb that typically grows to a height of about 50 cm (20 in) and has sticky foliage. The leaves are arranged at the base of the plant and are lance-shaped, 40–150 mm (1.6–5.9 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) wide on a petiole up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long. The flowers are arranged in racemes or thyrses up to 250 mm (9.8 in) long on a peduncle 5–25 mm (0.20–0.98 in) long with linear to lance-shaped bracts 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long and smaller bracteoles. Each flower is on a pedicel 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) long, the sepals linear to lance-shaped with lobes 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long. The petals are blue or purple, hairy and 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long, the lower lobes 3.5–7 mm (0.14–0.28 in) long with wings 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide. Flowering mainly occurs from March to October and the fruit is an elliptic capsule 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide.

This goodenia grows in woodland and shrubland with species of Eucalyptus and Melaleuca between the White Mountains National Park and Lake Buchanan in central eastern Queensland.