Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales
Familia: Limnanthaceae
Genus: Limnanthes
Sectiones: L. sect. Inflexae – L. sect. Limnanthes
Species overview: L. alba – L. bakeri – L. douglasii – L. floccosa – L. macounii – L. montana – L. vinculans
Name
Limnanthes R.Br. (1833), nom. cons.
Type species: L. douglasii R.Br
References
Brown, R. 1833: London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci. 3: 71.
eFloras 2008. Limnanthes in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Sumpfblumen
English: Meadowfoams
suomi: Hilpat
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.
The white meadowfoam Limnanthes alba is of commercial interest for its oil, while several other species are rare or endangered. Honey produced by bees that pollinate Limnanthes alba has the distinct flavor of toasted marshmallows.[1]
L. douglasii is widely cultivated as a hardy annual, its white and yellow flower colour giving it the common name of poached egg plant.
Species
The genus is divided into two sections, Limnanthes, in which the sepals reflex (curve back) during fruit maturation, and Inflexae, in which the sepals curve over the maturing fruit.
Section Limnanthes:
Limnanthes bakeri
Limnanthes douglasii
Limnanthes macounii
Limnanthes vinculans
Section Inflexae:
Limnanthes alba
Limnanthes floccosa
Limnanthes montana
References
"Meadowfoam Pollination | Bee Informed Partnership". beeinformed.org. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
Jepson manual treatment: Limnanthes spp.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
