Goodmania luteola
Brittonia 28: 427. 1977.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Oxytheca luteola Parry Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 23. 1883
Synonyms: Eriogonum spinescens S. Stokes
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 433.
Plants (0.3–)0.5–1.5 × (0.1–)0.3–1.5 dm. Leaves: petiole (3–)10–20 mm; proximal blades 2–5(–6) × 2–5(–7) mm, acerose, distal blades 3–5 × 0.5–1.5 mm, awn-tipped. Involucral bracts 2–5 mm; awns 1–3 mm. Flowers 0.8–1 mm. Achenes 1–1.2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Aug.
Habitat: Dry lake-beds, flats and sinks, and meadows in mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, and sagebrush communities
Elevation: 70-2200 m
Discussion
Goodmania luteola occurs in the southern San Joaquin Valley and on the northwestern edge of the Mojave Desert in California northward to Mono County. It also occurs in Alkali Valley, Mineral County, Nevada. It rapidly is becoming rare and frequently locally extirpated.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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