Limnanthaceae

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Limnanthaceae
Douglas marsh flower (Limnanthes douglasii)

Douglas marsh flower ( Limnanthes douglasii )

Systematics
Eudicotyledons
Nuclear eudicotyledons
Rosids
Eurosiden II
Order : Cruciferous (Brassicales)
Family : Limnanthaceae
Scientific name
Limnanthaceae
R.Br.

The Limnanthaceae are a family of plants in the order of the cruciferous (Brassicales).

description

Vegetative characteristics

They are usually annual herbaceous plants .

The alternate leaves are divided into a petiole and a leaf blade. The simple or compound leaf blades are deeply lobed or toothed. There are no stipules.

Generative characteristics

The flowers stand individually on long pedicels in the leaf axils.

The wide-open flowers are three to five-fold with a double flower envelope (perianth). The sepals (sepals) are fused, the calyx lobes being significantly longer than the calyx tube. The petals (petals) are curved. There are one or two circles with three, four or five free, fertile stamens each. In Floerkea are two or three in Limnanthes usually five Upper constant up partly under constant are rare four carpels present, they are usually free or rarely an ovary grown. There are as many styles as carpels.

As many nuts as carpels are formed per flower .

distribution

They are native to the temperate latitudes of North America .

Systematics

In the Limnanthaceae family there are only one or two genus (s) with eight (to eleven) species:

  • Floerkea Willd. : There is only one type:
  • Limnanthes R.Br. : There are about nine types. The flowers are usually five, rarely four. Including:

photos

Douglas marsh flower ( Limnanthes douglasii ):

Limnanthes vinculans :

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Limnanthaceae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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