Limnanthaceae
The Limnanthaceae are a plant family in the order of Kreuzblütlerartigen ( Brassicales ).
Dissemination
They are native to the temperate regions of North America.
Description
There are usually annual herbaceous plants. The alternate, stalked foliage leaves are simple or compound. The leaf blade is tiefgelappt or perforated. Stipules are not available.
The flowers appear singly in the leaf axils on long stalks. The wide-open flowers are three to fünfzählig with double perianth. The sepals ( sepals ) are fused, with the calyx lobes are much longer than the calyx tube. The petals ( petals ) are curved. There are one or two circles with three each, four or five free, fertile stamens present. In Floerkea are two or three in Limnanthes are rarely four, usually five Upper constant to partially separate carpels present, they are usually free or rarely adherent to an ovary. There are an equal number of pen such as carpels present. The bloom many nutlets as carpels are formed the same.
System
In the family of Limnanthaceae there is only one or two species (s ) to eight (up to eleven) types:
- Floerkea Willd. With the only kind: Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd.; the blooms are triple.
Pictures
Douglas meadowfoam ( Limnanthes douglasii ):
Limnanthes vinculans:
Swell
- The Limnanthaceae family in APWebsite. (English )
- Description of the Limnanthaceae family at DELTA. (English )