familyLimnanthaceae
genusLimnanthes
sectionLimnanthes sect. Inflexae
speciesLimnanthes floccosa
subspeciesLimnanthes floccosa subsp. grandiflora
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. grandiflora
Brittonia 25: 188. 1973.
Common names: Large-flowered dwarf meadowfoam
EndemicConservation concern
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Herbage sparsely hairy. Stems erect to ascending. Flowers cupshaped; 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.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Wet, inner edges of vernal pools
Elevation: 300-400 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies grandiflora occurs primarily in the Agate Desert of Jackson County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
... more about "Limnanthes floccosa subsp. grandiflora"
hypogynous +
tetrasporangiate +
dehiscing +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
not emarginate +
obtuse +
absent +
Large-flowered dwarf meadowfoam +
plate-like +
absent +
Oreg. +
absent +
distinct +
glabrous +
5-merous +
bisexual +
cup-shaped +
mature +
tuberculate +
ridged +
single +
absent +
hairy +
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 +
obovate +
equal +
absent +
2-4-aperturate +
Brittonia +
1973 +
not arillate +
persistent +
oblong-lanceolate;lanceolate-ovate +
accrescent +
equal +
longitudinal +
unbranched +
3;5 +
absent +
Limnanthes floccosa subsp. grandiflora +
Limnanthes floccosa +
subspecies +
straw-colored +
broad-based +
usually longer +
aging +
annual +