Gilmania
Gilmania luteola (called golden carpet or goldencarpet) is a rare annual plant in the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae).[1]
| Gilmania | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Eriogonoideae |
| Genus: | Gilmania Coville |
| Species: | G. luteola |
| Binomial name | |
| Gilmania luteola (Coville) Coville | |
It is found only on barren alkaline slopes in Death Valley California, especially near Artist's Palette.[1]
The plant grows in mats very low to the ground.[1] There are only five known occurrences as of 2013.[1] It grows only in very wet years, which rarely occur in the region.
The yellow flowers are quite small, and the plant has greenish-yellowish foliage. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Gilmania.
References
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam Mackay, 2nd ed., p 250
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 56
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