Oligomeris linifolia – “Lineleaf Whitepuff”
Family: Mignonette Family (Resedaceae)
Bloom Period: Feb-Jul
Form: Perennial herb
Habitat: Rocky slopes, open dunes, ocean bluffs, roadsides, alkaline places
Leaves: Linear, singly or in bunches
Translation: “Oligomeris” is from Greek “oligos,” “few,” and “meris,” “part or parts,” so: “few parts”; “linifolia” is Latin for “narrow leaf.”
Notes: Also native to North Africa, the Mediterranean and India