Limnanthaceae

Douglas' meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii R.Br.

Family: Limnanthaceae
Genus: Limnanthes

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Douglas' meadowfoam: Species : Limnanthes douglasii Family : Limnanthaceae Image No. 2 — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

Chinese: 沼花, 沼沫花
Czech: Voďankovec Douglasův
Dutch: Geelwitte moerasbloem
English: Douglas' meadowfoam, Poached egg plant
Finnish: Hilppa
German: Douglas-Sumpfblume, Spiegelei-Blume, Spiegeleierblume
Icelandic: Eggjablóm
Polish: Limnantes Douglasa
Swedish: Sumpört
Welsh: Melynwy

Synonyms

Limnanthes douglasii subsp. douglasii

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.