[Wildflowers with 3 Petals in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington] [Wildflowers with 5 Petals in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Meadow-foam Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Limnanthaceae

Dwarf Woolly Meadowfoam: Limnanthes pumila ssp. pumila

False-mermaid, False Mermaid, False Mermaidweed, Floerkea: Floerkea proserpinacoides (Synonym: Floerkea occidentalis) - Flowers with 3 petals or sepals. Petals about 1-2 mm long, about half the length of the sepals.

Meadow-foams: The Genus Limnanthes - Flowers with 4-5 petals or sepals. Petals 4-12 mm in length.

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