Limnanthes alba ssp. parishii (Parish's Meadowfoam)

5/8/04 Meadow off Hwy. 79 north of Park HQ, 
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, San Diego County, CA

5/8/04

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Parish's Meadowfoam

SPECIES: Limnanthes alba ssp. parishii 

FAMILY: Limnanthaceae (Meadowfoam Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/8/2004

LOCATION: Meadow off Hwy. 79 north of Park HQ, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, San Diego County, CA

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From Jepson eFlora Taxon Page:

Habit: Herbage glabrous. 

Flower: sepals glabrous; petals 8--10 mm, white, base cream or not, aging pink, tips recurved; anthers +- 1 mm, cream to yellow; style 2--3 mm. 

Fruit: +- 3 mm, tubercles short, wide. 

Ecology: Wet meadows, edges of ephemeral streams; 

Elevation: 600--2000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: PR. 

Flowering Time: Apr--May 

Synonyms: Limnanthes versicolor (Greene) Rydb. var. parishii Jeps.; Limnanthes gracilis Howell subsp. parishii (Jeps.) Beauch.

eFlora Treatment Author: Robert Ornduff & Nancy R. Morin

Listed on CNPS Rare Plant Inventory