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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Dedeckera eurekensis''
| image =
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Polygonaceae]]
| genus = '''''Dedeckera'''''
| species = '''''D. eurekensis'''''
| binomial = ''Dedeckera eurekensis''
| binomial_authority = [[J.L. Reveal|Reveal]] & [[J.T. Howell]]
}}
The monotypic genus '''''Dedeckera''''' contains the single species '''''Dedeckera eurekensis''''', a plant known by the common name '''July gold''' which is [[Endemism|endemic]] to California. It is found in the mountains east and south of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], especially the [[Inyo Mountains|Inyo]] and [[White Mountains (California)|White Mountains]].
July gold is a member of the [[Polygonaceae|buckwheat family]]. It is a matting shrub which bears small fleshy leaves and tiny yellowish flowers. It is a plant of the dry mountainous scrub, where it grows on gritty limestone cliffs. July gold is a rare plant, and its populations are scattered due to its specific niche habitat. It is also a poor reproducer; only about 1% of its flower [[ovule]]s produce viable seed. These factors make it a species of concern.
The genus was named for California botanist [[Mary C. DeDecker]].
==External links==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5987,5988 Jepson Manual Treatment]
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEEU USDA Plants Profile]
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220003913 eFloras]
==Further reading==
*Nickrent, D. L. and D. Wiens. (1989). Genetic diversity in the rare California shrub ''Dedeckera eurekensis'' (Polygonaceae). ''Systematic Botany'' 14:2 245-253.
[[Category:Polygonaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of California]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Dedeckera eurekensis''
| image =
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Polygonaceae]]
| genus = '''''Dedeckera'''''
| species = '''''D. eurekensis'''''
| binomial = ''Dedeckera eurekensis''
| binomial_authority = [[J.L. Reveal|Reveal]] & [[J.T. Howell]]
}}
The monotypic genus '''''Dedeckera''''' contains the single species '''''Dedeckera eurekensis''''', a plant known by the common name '''July gold''' which is [[Endemism|endemic]] to California. It is found in the mountains east and south of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], especially the [[Inyo Mountains|Inyo]] and [[White Mountains (California)|White Mountains]].
July gold is a member of the [[Polygonaceae|buckwheat family]]. It is a matting shrub which bears small fleshy leaves and tiny yellowish flowers. It is a plant of the dry mountainous scrub, where it grows on gritty limestone cliffs. July gold is a rare plant, and its populations are scattered due to its specific niche habitat. It is also a poor reproducer; only about 1% of its flower [[ovule]]s produce viable seed. These factors make it a species of concern.
The genus was named for California botanist [[Mary C. DeDecker]].
==External links==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5987,5988 Jepson Manual Treatment]
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEEU USDA Plants Profile]
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220003913 eFloras]
==Further reading==
*Nickrent, D. L. and D. Wiens. (1989). Genetic diversity in the rare California shrub ''Dedeckera eurekensis'' (Polygonaceae). ''Systematic Botany'' 14:2 245-253.
[[Category:Polygonaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of California]]