Limnanthes douglasii subsp. rosea

Family: Limnanthaceae · Type: annual · Native

Douglas' meadowfoam is a California native annual found in northern California Interior, northeastern California, central Sierra Nevada Foothills, and the Central Valley in wet meadows and vernal pool edges at elevations below 800 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces white flowers with rose-colored veins and occasional pale pink or yellow petals, accompanied by cream, dark-pink, orange-red, or nearly black anthers. Growing with delicate stems reaching low to the ground, it forms compact clusters in moist habitats. Its leaves feature distinctive leaflets ranging from linear to widely ovate, which can be entire or deeply and irregularly lobed. The fruits are characterized by prominent ridged tubercles, giving the plant a textured and intricate appearance.

Habitat: Wet meadows, edges of vernal pools

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 800 m

Bioregions: NCoRI, CaRF, c SNF, GV.

California counties: Sacramento, Butte, Lake, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Fresno, Mendocino, Tuolumne, Tehama, San Joaquin, El Dorado, Solano, Contra Costa, Merced, Santa Cruz, Calaveras, Glenn, Placer, Mariposa, Colusa, Yuba, San Luis Obispo, Napa, Yolo, Santa Clara, Madera, Amador, Tulare

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.