Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila |
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. grandiflora |
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dwarf meadowfoam |
large-flower dwarf meadowfoam |
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Herbage | glabrous. |
sparsely 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. |
cup-shaped; sepals accrescent, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 8.5–9 mm, abaxially glabrous or sparsely hairy, adaxially densely hairy; petals obovate, 4.5–8.5 mm, apex obtuse, not emarginate, sometimes erose; filaments 4.5–5 mm; anthers ca. 0.8 mm, usually dehiscing extrorsely; style 3.2–4 mm. |
Nutlets | 3–5, tubercles broad-based, platelike cones. |
3–5, tubercles broad-based, platelike cones. |
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila |
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. grandiflora |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–May. | Flowering Apr–May. |
Habitat | Edges of deep vernal pools on lava flows | Wet, inner edges of vernal pools |
Elevation | 600 m (2000 ft) | 300-400 m (1000-1300 ft) |
Distribution |
OR |
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.) |
Of conservation concern. Subspecies grandiflora occurs primarily in the Agate Desert of Jackson County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 183. | FNA vol. 7, p. 183. |
Parent taxa | Limnanthaceae > Limnanthes > sect. Inflexae > Limnanthes floccosa | Limnanthaceae > Limnanthes > sect. Inflexae > Limnanthes floccosa |
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Synonyms | L. pumila, L. floccosa var. pumila | |
Name authority | (Howell) Arroyo: Brittonia 25: 187. (1973) | Arroyo: Brittonia 25: 188. (1973) |
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