Goodmania

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| image = Goodmania luteola.jpg

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| genus = Goodmania

| parent_authority = Reveal & Ertter

| species = luteola

| authority = (Parry) Reveal & Ertter

| synonyms = Oxytheca luteola

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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.

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  • Reveal, James L. & Ertter, Barbara J. (1976) "Goodmania (Polygonaceae), a New Genus from California" Brittonia 28 (4): 427–429.