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Limnanthes bakeri

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Limnanthes bakeri

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Limnanthaceae
Genus: Limnanthes
Section: Limnanthes sect. Limnanthes
Species:
L. bakeri
Binomial name
Limnanthes bakeri

Limnanthes bakeri is a rare species of meadowfoam known by the common name Baker's meadowfoam. It is endemic to Mendocino County, California, where it is known from only about 20 occurrences in the vicinity of Willits.[2] It is a plant of wet, grassy habitat such as vernal pools and marshy spring meadows.

Description

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This is an annual herb producing a spreading stem up to about 40 centimeters long. The leaves are made up of several oval-shaped leaflets each about a centimeter long. The bell-shaped flower has veiny white or pale yellow petals with white tips.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
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