Taxon Details

Gilmania luteola

golden-carpet gilmania

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Taxon Summary:

Gilmania luteola, commonly known as golden-carpet gilmania, is a annual herb in the Polygonaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, growing at elevations from -15 to 610 meters. Gilmania luteola is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Gilmania luteola (Cov.) Cov.
Common Name: golden-carpet gilmania
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN0A010
USDA Plants Symbol:	GILU
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2025-10-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-Apr

Elevation:
-15 - 610 meters
-50 - 2000 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub (alkaline barrens)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than twenty occurrences in Death Valley NM. See Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 4:190 (1893) for original description, Fremontia 11(4):25-26 (1984) for species account, and Phytologia 66(3):243-244 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	7 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	6%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	6%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					15
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	2	0	0	0	12

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	15
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	15
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Devils Golf Course (3611637), Furnace Creek (3611647), Stovepipe Wells NE (3611761), West of Furnace Creek (3611648)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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