Floerkea

Floerkea

Taxobox
name = "Floerkea"


regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Limnanthaceae
genus = "Floerkea"
species = "F. proserpinacoides"
binomial = "Floerkea proserpinacoides"
binomial_authority = Willd.

"Floerkea" is a monotypic genus of plants in the meadowfoam family containing the sole species "Floerkea proserpinacoides", which is known by the common names false mermaid, false mermaidweed, and floerkea. This tiny wildflower is native to many parts of North America, where it is found in moist areas such as shady forests. It is a fleshy annual herb which grows short stems which may lie flat on the ground, tangle into a clump, or grow somewhat erect. The foliage is hairless and shiny. The leaves are divided into many oval-shaped, pointed leaflets up to two centimeters long. The flower is a cup of pointed green sepals containing three tiny white spoon-shaped petals and a bunch of stamens with yellow anthers. Growing in the center of the flower are the two to three fruits, which are bumpy, spherical nutlets.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4945,4946,4947 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FLPR USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Floerkea+proserpinacoides Photo gallery]


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  • Floerkea — ID 35268 Symbol Key FLOER Common Name floerkea Family Limnanthaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Floerkea Willd. — Symbol FLOER Common Name floerkea Botanical Family Limnanthaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Floerkea proserpinacoides — ID 35269 Symbol Key FLPR Common Name false mermaidweed Family Limnanthaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NJ …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • floerkea — floer·kea …   English syllables

  • floerkea — ˈflərkēə, ˈflȯr , ˈfler noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Heinrich G. Floerke died 1835 German botanist : a small genus of aquatic or marsh herbs (family Limnanthaceae) having pinnately divided leaves and small solitary flowers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Floerkea occidentalis Rydb. — Symbol FLPR Synonym Symbol FLOC Botanical Family Limnanthaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd. — Symbol FLPR Common Name false mermaidweed Botanical Family Limnanthaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Floerkea versicolor Greene — Symbol LIALV2 Synonym Symbol FLVE Botanical Family Limnanthaceae …   Scientific plant list

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