Goodmania luteola Calflora

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Taxon Report

Goodmania luteola (Parry) Reveal & Ertter

Golden goodmania, Yellow spinecape

2007 Steve Matson

2014 Keir Morse

Goodmania luteola is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (183 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Goodmania
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows, playas

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum spinescens
JEF + PLANTS	Oxytheca luteola

More information about Goodmania luteola


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GOLU) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/19/2022).