Limnanthes alba subsp. versicolor (Greene) C.T.Mason

White meadowfoam (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Limnanthaceae > Limnanthes > Limnanthes alba

Characteristics

Herbage glabrous. Leaflets: blade narrowly oblong. Flowers: sepals not accrescent, broadly lanceolate, 6-7 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy; petals cream, aging or drying lilac, obcordate, 12-15 mm, 1.2-1.3 times as long as wide (apex recurved), sparsely hairy (hairs long); filaments ca. 4 mm; anthers cream or pinkish, ± 1 mm; style ± 4 mm. Nutlets 3.5 mm, smooth, tuberculate, or ridged.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
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Optimum temperature (C°) 8 - 16
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Distribution

Limnanthes alba subsp. versicolor world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279658-2
WFO ID wfo-0001282485
COL ID 5JD4Y
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Synonyms

Limnanthes versicolor Limnanthes alba var. versicolor Limnanthes alba subsp. versicolor