Limnanthes macounii (Macoun's meadowfoam) is an endangered meadowfoam. It is a narrow endemic of south-western British Columbia, Canada. It was discovered in 1875 in the vicinity of the city of Victoria. Once thought to be extinct it was rediscovered in 1957 on Trial Island, BC and is now known from several scattered localities in southern British Columbia [1] It is a winter annual growing in seasonally wet areas.
limnanthes, macounii, macoun, meadowfoam, endangered, meadowfoam, narrow, endemic, south, western, british, columbia, canada, discovered, 1875, vicinity, city, victoria, once, thought, extinct, rediscovered, 1957, trial, island, known, from, several, scattered. Limnanthes macounii Macoun s meadowfoam is an endangered meadowfoam It is a narrow endemic of south western British Columbia Canada It was discovered in 1875 in the vicinity of the city of Victoria Once thought to be extinct it was rediscovered in 1957 on Trial Island BC and is now known from several scattered localities in southern British Columbia 1 It is a winter annual growing in seasonally wet areas Limnanthes macounii Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Brassicales Family Limnanthaceae Genus Limnanthes Section Limnanthes sect Limnanthes Species L macounii Binomial name Limnanthes macouniiTrel Description editIt is a small annual herb with divided leaves and inconspicuous white flowers References edit COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Macoun s Meadowfoam Limnanthes macounii in CanadaExternal links editLimnanthes macounii Botany Photo of the Day nbsp This Brassicales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Limnanthes macounii amp oldid 1094181358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
