familyLimnanthaceae
genusLimnanthes
sectionLimnanthes sect. Inflexae
speciesLimnanthes alba
subspeciesLimnanthes alba subsp. parishii
Limnanthes alba subsp. parishii
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1017. 2007.
Basionym: Limnanthes versicolor var. parishii Jepson
Synonyms: Limnanthes gracilis subsp. parishii (Jepson) R. M. BeauchampLimnanthes gracilis var. parishii (Jepson) C. T. Mason
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Herbage glabrous. Leaflets: blade lanceolate to ovate. Flowers: sepals accrescent, lanceolate-ovate, 4–8 mm, glabrous; petals usually white, sometimes cream basally, aging or drying pink, obovate, 8–10 mm, 1 times as long as wide (apex recurved), glabrous or with scattered hairs on veins; filaments 3–4 mm; anthers cream to yellow, ± 1 mm; style 2–3 mm. Nutlets 3–4 mm, tuberculate (tubercles relatively low and wide).
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May(-Jun).
Habitat: Wet meadows, ephemeral stream edges
Elevation: 600-2000 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies parishii has been found only in Riverside and San Diego counties.
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Lower Taxa
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