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
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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.
... more about "Limnanthes floccosa subsp. pumila"
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 +