Goodmania
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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| image = Goodmania luteola.jpg
| display_parents = 2
| genus = Goodmania
| parent_authority = Reveal & Ertter
| species = luteola
| authority = (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
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- Reveal, James L. & Ertter, Barbara J. (1976) "Goodmania (Polygonaceae), a New Genus from California" Brittonia 28 (4): 427–429.
External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,6218,6219 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GOLU USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Goodmania+luteola Photo gallery]
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Category:Monotypic Polygonaceae genera
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