Taxon Report

Gilmania luteola (Cov.) Cov.

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
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Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-Apr	(Feb)Mar-Apr
Elevation:	-15-610 (-50-2000)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub
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Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	15
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	1
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	12

Location


California Endemic: True
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

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.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 11 December 2025].