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Photo is of parent taxon

dwarf meadowfoam

Photo is of parent taxon

large-flower dwarf meadowfoam

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

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
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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
Sibling taxa
L. floccosa subsp. bellingeriana, L. floccosa subsp. californica, L. floccosa subsp. floccosa, L. floccosa subsp. grandiflora
L. floccosa subsp. bellingeriana, L. floccosa subsp. californica, L. floccosa subsp. floccosa, L. floccosa subsp. pumila
Synonyms L. pumila, L. floccosa var. pumila
Name authority (Howell) Arroyo: Brittonia 25: 187. (1973) Arroyo: Brittonia 25: 188. (1973)
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