Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. californica
dwarf meadowfoam
Butte County meadowfoam, California meadowfoam, Shippee meadowfoam
glabrous.
densely hairy.
decumbent.
erect to ascending.
cup-shaped;
sepals not accrescent, lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 7.5–8 mm, abaxially and adaxially glabrous;
petals oblong, 7.5–8.5 mm, apex obtuse (not emarginate);
filaments 4.2–4.7 mm;
anthers ± 1 mm, usually dehiscing introrsely;
style 3–3.5 mm.
cup-shaped;
sepals accrescent, obovate, 7.5–10 mm, abaxially and adaxially densely hairy;
petals broadly obovate-cuneate, 8–10 mm, apex truncate or slightly emarginate;
filaments 3–7 mm;
anthers 1–1.5 mm, usually dehiscing extrorsely;
style 3.5–4 mm.
3–5, tubercles broad-based, platelike cones.
3–5, tubercles broad-based, platelike cones.
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. californica
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies pumila is found only on the summits of Upper Table Rock and Lower Table Rock, in Jackson County.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies californica occurs in Butte County on the eastern edge of the Sacramento Valley and on Table Mountain. It is sympatric with Limnanthes alba subsp. alba; it flowers earlier. J. A. Dole and M. Sun (1992) found no evidence of hybridization between them.
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