douglas’ meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii

Member of meadowfoams (genus Limnanthes)
meadowfoam family (family Limnanthaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

There are no other wild members of this species anywhere.

table mountain meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. nivea

table mountain meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. nivea

petals white, veined white, green, or ± purple [sometimes with yellow strongly bleeding from veins]
anthers cream to yellow or green

rosy douglas’ meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. rosea

petals white, veined purple or green
anthers cream, dark pink, orange-red, or ± black

douglas’ meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. douglasii

petals yellow with white tips
anthers yellow, cream, or red-brown

point reyes meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. sulphurea

petals yellow throughout
anthers yellow

ornduff’s meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. ornduffii

4 petals

all others have 5

found only at Moss Beach (Half Moon Bay)

foothill meadowfoam
Limnanthes douglasii ssp. striata

only found the in the Klamath range and Sierra Nevada

1 observed taxon / 5 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Joseph D. Grant CP: 2

Months:

Apr.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora