Biology:Goodmania

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Goodmania
Goodmania luteola.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Subfamily: Eriogonoideae
Genus: Goodmania
Reveal & Ertter
Species:
G. luteola
Binomial name
Goodmania luteola
(Parry) Reveal & Ertter
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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