Goodmania

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Eriogonoideae
Tribus: Eriogoneae
Genus: Goodmania
Species: G. luteola
Name

Goodmania Reveal & Ertter Brittonia 28(4): 427. (1977)

monotypic taxon

References

Reveal, J.L. & Ertter, B.J. 1977. Brittonia 28(4): 427.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Goodmania. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 4 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Goodmania in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Mar. 4.
Tropicos.org 2017. Goodmania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Mar. 4.

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.