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Douglas' meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii

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Common names

11 names · 7 languages
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Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Geelwitte moerasbloem[1][2]
  • Spiegeleitjes
Finnish
German
Polish
  • limnantes Douglasa[2]
Russian
  • Лимнантес Дугласа[2]
Swedish
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Limnanthes douglasii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Douglas' meadowfoam — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Sumpfblume — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • meadow foam — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Poached Egg Flower — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • poached egg plant — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Geelwitte moerasbloem — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
[2] Limnanthes douglasii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Douglas' meadowfoam — results[4].names[1]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Sumpfblume — results[4].names[6]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • meadow foam — results[4].names[4]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Poached Egg Flower — results[4].names[3]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • poached egg plant — results[4].names[2]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Geelwitte moerasbloem — results[4].names[7]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • hilppa — results[4].names[5]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • sumpört — results[4].names[8]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • Лимнантес Дугласа — results[4].names[9]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
  • limnantes Douglasa — results[4].names[10]; taxon id 51336; Limnanthes douglasii.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • poached egg flower — Page 2, column 2, row top 112 pt; common-name cell after Limnanthes douglasii.; Limnanthes douglasii.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • poached egg flower — Page 4, column 1, row top 577 pt; common-name cell after Limnanthes douglasii.; Limnanthes douglasii.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Limnanthes douglasii is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Limnanthaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Limnanthes douglasii in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Native range
Oregon to California.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Douglas' meadowfoam (Limnanthes douglasii) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Limnanthes douglasii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2300949; ID 6QBZD; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2300949; ID 6QBZD; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Limnanthes douglasii (top 577 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Limnanthes douglasii (top 112 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Limnanthes douglasii — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 59466; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 772269, 772270

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.