Common Names
Common Names in English:
Douglas Meadow-Foam, Douglas' Meadowfoam, Douglas's Meadowfoam, Fried Eggs, Meadow Foam, Meadowfoam, Poached Egg Plant
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Flowers: Bloom Period: June, July, August. • Flower Color: near white, pale yellow, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 6-12" tall.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Growth
Culture: Space 6-9" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: Not Applicable (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Geraniales
()
- Family:
Geometroidea
()
- Subfamily:
Magnolioideae
()
- Tribe:
Magnolieae
()
- Genus:
Limnanthes
()
- R. Brown, 1833, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
douglasii
- R. Br.
- Botanical name: - Limnanthes douglasii R. Br.
- Specific epithet:
douglasii
- R. Br.
- Genus:
Limnanthes
(
- Tribe:
Magnolieae
(
- Subfamily:
Magnolioideae
(
- Family:
Geometroidea
(
- Order:
Geraniales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Notes
Publishing author
: C.T.Mason Publication
: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 25: 480 1952 Basionym
author: (Hartw. ex
Benth.) Publishing author: C.T.Mason. Publication: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 25: 477, fig. 7; tab. 43 & 45c 1952 Publishing author: C.T.Mason. Publication: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 25: 477, fig. 6; tab. 43, 44 & 45b 1952 Publishing author: Hartw. Publishing author: Abrams Publication: Madroño 6: 27 1941 Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication: London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci. 3:70. 1833
Name verified on 04-Jan-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 06-Jan-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Limnanthes
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 51 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
L. alba (White Meadow-Foam) · L. alba alba (White Meadowfoam) · L. alba subsp. versicolor (White Meadowfoam) · L. alba var. detonsa (White Meadowfoam) · L. alba versicolor (White Meadowfoam) · L. bakeri (Baker's Meadowfoam) · L. bellingeriana bellingeriana · L. douglasii (Douglas's Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii nivea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii nivea 'Meringue' · L. douglasii nivea var. nivea · L. douglasii rosea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii rosea var. rosea · L. douglasii 'Spanish Omelette Mixed' · L. douglasii subsp. nivea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii subsp. rosea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii subsp. sulphurea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii 'Sulphurea' (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglasii sulphurea var. sulphurea (Poached Egg Plant) · L. douglasii sulpurea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. douglassi · L. douglassii · L. floccosa (Woolly Meadow-Foam) · L. floccosa bellingerana (Butte County Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa bellingeriana (Bellinger's Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa californica (Butte County Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa floccosa (Woolly Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa grandiflora (Large-Flowered Woolly Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa pumila (Dwarf Woolly Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa subsp. bellingeriana (Woolly Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa subsp. californica (Butte County Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa subsp. grandiflora (Woolly Meadowfoam) · L. floccosa subsp. pumila (Woolly Meadowfoam) · L. gracilis (Slender Meadow-Foam) · L. gracilis gracilis (Slender Meadowfoam) · L. gracilis parishii (Parish's Slender Meadowfoam) · L. gracilis subsp. parishii (Parish's Slender Meadowfoam) · L. howelliana douglasii · L. macounii (Macoun's Meadow-Foam) · L. montana (Mountain Meadow-Foam) · L. nymphoides · L. peltata · L. pumila · L. rosea · L. rosea var. candida · L. striata (Foot-Hill Meadow-Foam) · L. stricta · L. sulphurea (Douglas' Meadowfoam) · L. versicolor · L. versicolor parishii · L. vinculans (Sebastopol Meadowfoam)
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Further Reading
- A flora of California, by Willis Linn Jepson. San Francisco, Calif., Cunningham, Curtis & Welch, 1909- ENG url p. 409.
- An introduction to the embryology of angiosperms. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1950. ENG url p. 125, p. 127, p. 133, p. 146, p. 73.
- Annales botanices systematicae. Auctore Guilielmo Gerardo Walpers. Lipsiae, Sumtibus F. Hofmeister, 1848-68. LAT url p. 494.
- Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- ENG url p. 1793, p. 1800, p. 1805, p. 1811, p. 1825, p. 1830, p. 2010, p. 2032, p. 2041, p. 2043.
- Flora of Los Angeles and vicinity / by LeRoy Abrams. Stanford University, Cal. 1917. ENG url p. 217.
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. (F CalifJep)
- Horticulteur belge, journal des jardiniers et amateurs. Bruxelles, 1833-1838. FRE url p. 273.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
- Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can ed2) [with four varieties].
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
- Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. (F CalifMunz)
- Parker & Bohm. 1979. Amer. J. Bot. 66:192.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] ENG url p. 388, p. 627.
- Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agric. Handb. no. 505. (AH 505)
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 24, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 20, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 29, 2008)
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 20, 2007:
- Berkeley Natural History Museums, University and Jepson Herbaria DiGIR provider
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
- US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2652519
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-29171
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14367366
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374473-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 22243
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 29171
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 30052665
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDLIM02030
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: LIDOS2
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 47276
