Limnanthes vinculans Ornduff

Sebastopol meadowfoam (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Limnanthaceae > Limnanthes

Characteristics

Plants 5-30 cm. Stems erect or ascending. Leaves 2-10 cm; leaflets 3-5, blade narrowly obovate, margins entire. Flowers bell-shaped to rotate; sepals widely lanceolate, 6-7 mm; petals white (aging or drying yellowish basally), cuneate, 12-18 mm, apex emarginate; filaments 5-7 mm; anthers white, 1.5-2 mm; style 4.5-6.5 mm. Nutlets dark brown, 3-4 mm, tuberculate, tubercles light brown or pinkish, rounded. 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) 0.05 - 0.3
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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Limnanthes vinculans world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140214-2
WFO ID wfo-0001073402
COL ID 72BYV
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Synonyms

Limnanthes vinculans