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Limnanthes douglasii

R. Br.

Douglas' Meadowfoam

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.870805

Element CodePDLIM020A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGeraniales

FamilyLimnanthaceae

GenusLimnanthes

Other Common Names

Douglas' meadowfoam (EN)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America includes L. striata as a subspecies of L. douglasii. Other taxonomic treatments, including Kartesz 1994, treat L. striata as a distinct species.

Conservation Status

Review Date1990-01-16

Change Date1990-01-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Butte	Mendocino National Forest	15,461
Chinquapin	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	22,040

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.