familyLimnanthaceae
genusLimnanthes
sectionLimnanthes sect. Inflexae
speciesLimnanthes floccosa
subspeciesLimnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila
Brittonia 25: 187. 1973.
Common names: Dwarf meadowfoam
Basionym: Limnanthes pumila Howell Fl. N.W. Amer., 108. 1897
Synonyms: Limnanthes floccosa var. pumila (Howell) C. T. Mason
Herbage glabrous. Stems decumbent. Flowers cupshaped; 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. Nutlets 3–5, tubercles broad-based, platelike cones.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Edges of deep vernal pools on lava flows
Elevation: 600 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies pumila is found only on the summits of Upper Table Rock and Lower Table Rock, in Jackson County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hypogynous +
tetrasporangiate +
dehiscing +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
obtuse +
absent +
Dwarf meadowfoam +
plate-like +
absent +
Oreg. +
absent +
distinct +
glabrous +
5-merous +
bisexual +
cup-shaped +
mature +
tuberculate +
ridged +
single +
absent +
glabrous +
axillary +
compound +
pinnate +
alternate +
lobed +
absent +
tuberculate +
basal +
5-lobed +
unitegmic +
anatropous +
erect +
absent +
hypogynous +
convolute +
white +
distinct +
1.6-1.8 +
0.5-1.1 times longer than sepals +
oblong +
equal +
absent +
2-4-aperturate +
Brittonia +
1973 +
not arillate +
persistent +
glabrous +
lanceolate;lanceolate-ovate +
not accrescent +
equal +
longitudinal +
unbranched +
decumbent +
3;5 +
absent +
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila +
Limnanthes floccosa +
subspecies +
straw-colored +
broad-based +
usually longer +
aging +
annual +