Limnanthes macounii Trel.

Macoun's meadowfoam (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Limnanthaceae > Limnanthes

Characteristics

Plants 2-7(-15) cm. Stems decumbent (sometimes upcurved apically). Leaves 1-7 cm; leaflets 3-15, blade ovate, margins irregularly toothed to 5-lobed. Flowers bowl-to bell-shaped; sepals (4) ovate, 3-4 mm; petals (4) white, cuneate to obovate, 4-5 mm, apex emarginate (reflexed in fruit); filaments 2-2.5 mm; anthers cream, 0.3 mm; style 3 mm. Nutlets light brown, 3 mm, tuberculate, tubercles light brown, broadly conical. 2n = 10.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.07
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
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Distribution

Limnanthes macounii world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140206-2
WFO ID wfo-0000363430
COL ID 72BYZ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Limnanthes macounii Floerkea macounii