Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila |
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. floccosa |
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dwarf meadowfoam |
woolly meadowfoam |
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Herbage | glabrous. |
densely hairy. |
Stems | decumbent. |
erect to ascending. |
Flowers | 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. |
bell- to urn-shaped; sepals accrescent, ovate, 4–9 mm, abaxially and adaxially densely villous; petals obovate, 4.5–8.5 mm, apex rounded (without marginal hairs basally); filaments 2–4.5 mm; anthers 0.4–1 mm, usually dehiscing introrsely; style 1.5–3 mm. |
Nutlets | 3–5, tubercles broad-based, platelike cones. |
1–3, tubercles (as long as wide) awl-shaped. |
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila |
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. floccosa |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–May. | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Edges of deep vernal pools on lava flows | Moist meadows, vernal pools |
Elevation | 600 m (2000 ft) | 0-600 m (0-2000 ft) |
Distribution |
OR |
CA; OR |
Discussion | 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.) |
The distribution of subsp. floccosa overlaps those of all the other subspecies. The densely hairy leaves and sepals distinguish it from the glabrous or sparsely hairy subspp. bellingeriana, grandiflora, and pumila. Nutlets with relatively long and narrow tubercles rather than relatively short, conic ones separate subsp. floccosa from subsp. californica. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 183. | FNA vol. 7, p. 182. |
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Synonyms | L. pumila, L. floccosa var. pumila | |
Name authority | (Howell) Arroyo: Brittonia 25: 187. (1973) | unknown |
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