Limnanthaceae
White meadowfoam
Limnanthes alba
- Family
- Limnanthaceae
- Genus
- Limnanthes
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 白池花
- Dutch
- Donzige moerasbloem
- English
- White meadowfoam
- Finnish
- Valkohilppa
- Korean
- 메도우폼
Synonyms
- Floerkea alba (Hartw. ex Benth.) Greene
- Limnanthes alba subsp. alba
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.