''Johanneshowellia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...

. Its native range is south-western USA. It is found in the states of California, Nevada and Utah. The genus name of ''Johanneshowellia'' is in honour of

John Thomas Howell John Thomas Howell (November 6, 1903 – May 7, 1994) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He became an expert of ''Eriogonum'' (buckwheat) species, which are widely represented in the native California flora. He was the assistant of Alice ...

(1903–1994), an American botanist and taxonomist. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.56 on page 299 in 2004. Known species, according to Kew: *''

Johanneshowellia crateriorum ''Johanneshowellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygonaceae. Its native range is south-western USA. It is found in the states of California, Nevada and Utah. The genus name of ''Johanneshowellia'' is in honour of John ...

'' *'' Johanneshowellia puberula''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15928054 Polygonaceae Polygonaceae genera Plants described in 2004 Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Utah