Limnanthes montana is a species of meadowfoam

Limnanthaceae

Limnanthaceae are a small family of annual herbs occurring throughout temperate North America. There are eight species and nineteen taxa currently recognized. Members of this family are prominent in vernal pool communities of California. Some taxa have been domesticated for use as an oil seed crop...

 known by the common name mountain meadowfoam. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, where it grows in wet, grassy habitat such as marshy spring meadows.

Description

This is an annual herb producing a spreading stem up to about 40 centimeters long. The leaves are made up of several linear to oval-shaped lobed or unlobed leaflets. The bell-shaped flower has white petals often veined with purple and tinted yellow at the bases.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Photo gallery