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Limnanthes
Sign in to saveLimnanthes, the type genus of the family Limnanthaceae, consists of annual herbaceous plants commonly known as the meadowfoams. The seven species are all native to coastal and adjoining regions (inland valleys, foothills and mountains) of western North America, where they typically grow in marshy habitats, such as the margins of vernal pools. Some are endemic to California.
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Vinony's link graph records 20 inbound references to Limnanthes, and connects out to Limnanthes alba, North America and plant.
Vinony files it under Brassicales genera and Limnanthaceae.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyLimnanthaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 129
- With media
- 112
- Family
- Limnanthaceae
- Collections
- DAV, IBUNAM, MO, GH, CAS, USU
- Recorded in
- United States, Estados Unidos De America
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Limnanthaceae
- Image
- Limnanthes douglasii.jpg
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- taxon name
- Limnanthes
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Limnanthes
- taxon common name
- 沼泽草属
- Commons category
- Limnanthes
- taxonomic type
- Limnanthes douglasii
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Limnanthes, the type genus of the family Limnanthaceae, consists of annual herbaceous plants commonly known as the meadowfoams. The seven species are all native to coastal and adjoining regions (inland valleys, foothills and mountains) of western North America, where they typically grow in marshy habitats, such as the margins of vernal pools. Some are endemic to California.
General form ranges from decumbent to erect, with leaves either pinnately lobed or compound; the lobes or leaflets may themselves range from entire to deeply lobed. Both 4- and 5-sepaled and petaled members are known.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Limnanthes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.