Limnanthes alba subsp. parishii

(Jepson) Morin

J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1017. 2007.

Basionym: Limnanthes versicolor var. parishii Jepson Fl. Calif. 2: 412. 1936
Synonyms: Limnanthes gracilis subsp. parishii (Jepson) R. M. Beauchamp Limnanthes gracilis var. parishii (Jepson) C. T. Mason
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 181. Mentioned on page 174, 175, 179, 180.

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.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
tetrasporangiate +
cream +  and yellow +
extrorse +, introrse +  and dehiscing +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
truncate +  and emarginate +
Nancy R. Morin +
(Jepson) Morin +
Limnanthes versicolor var. parishii +
ternate +  and bipinnate +
lobed +  and entire +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
600-2000 m +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
bowl +  and bell-shaped +
ridged +, subglobose +  and obovoid +
rugulose +, smooth +  and tuberculate +
Wet meadows, ephemeral stream edges +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
shallowly 2-lobed +  and deeply 3-lobed +
dark-brown +  and gray +
tuberculate +
syncarpous +  and 2-5-carpellate +
5-lobed +
pink +, cream +  and white +
distinct +
1.25-2.1 times longer than sepals +
with scattered hairs +  and glabrous +
obovate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–May(-Jun). +
colporate +, colpate +  and binucleate +
2-4-aperturate +
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas +
not arillate +
persistent +
list +  and count +
lanceolate-ovate +
accrescent +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
10 +  and 8 +
sprawling +  and decumbent +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Limnanthes gracilis subsp. parishii +  and Limnanthes gracilis var. parishii +
Limnanthes alba subsp. parishii +
Limnanthes alba +
subspecies +
dark-brown +  and gray +
pink +, lilac +, white +, drying +, dark yellow +  and purplish +
usually longer +
pubescent +  and glabrous +