Goodmania
Goodmania | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Goodmania Reveal & |
Species: | G. luteola
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Binomial name | |
Goodmania luteola (Parry) Reveal & Ertter
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Synonyms | |
Oxytheca luteola |
Goodmania is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae containing the single species Goodmania luteola. Its common name is yellow spinecape. It is a tiny annual herb forming small patches on the ground no more than a few centimeters high and wide. It has fuzzy club-shaped leaves and bears bright yellow flowers. The plant is native to California and Nevada.
References[]
- Reveal, James L. & Ertter, Barbara J. (1976) "Goodmania (Polygonaceae), a New Genus from California" Brittonia 28 (4): 427–429.
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Categories:
- Monotypic Polygonaceae genera
- Flora of California
- Flora of Nevada
- Polygonaceae stubs