Limnanthes alba

Limnanthes alba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Limnanthaceae
Genus: Limnanthes
Sectio: L. sect. Inflexae
Species: Limnanthes alba
Subspecies: L. a. subsp. alba – L. a. subsp. gracilis – L. a. subsp. parishii – L. a. subsp. versicolor

Name

Limnanthes alba Hartw. ex Benth., 1849

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Floerkea alba Greene, Fl. Francisc. 100 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California, Oregon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hartweg, K.T., 1849. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis Mexicanas . . . 301.

Additional references

• Torrey, J. 1857. Description of the general botanical collections. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(4): 61–182. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Limnanthes alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Limnanthes alba. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Limnanthes alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Limnanthes alba. Published online. Accessed: August 06 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Limnanthes alba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: White Meadowfoam
suomi: Valkohilppa

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