{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family Campanulaceae}} {{Speciesbox |image = Legenere limosa.jpg |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Legenere limosa |authority = (Greene) McVaugh }}
'''''Legenere''''' is a genus in the bellflower family, with only one species, '''''Legenere limosa''''', an annual wildflower endemic to limited portions of Northern California. The species common name is '''false Venus's looking glass''' or '''Greene's legenere'''.
==Description== Stems are reclining and of length ten to thirty centimeters, but the lateral slender branches are rigid.
==Distribution== Blooming in May and June, it occurs below elevations of 610 meters in vernal pools and certain other moist habitats. Principal colonies are in Solano County, Sacramento County, Lake County, Napa County, Sonoma County, Tehama County and Yuba County.<ref>[http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/recovery_plans/vp_final_recovery_plan/legenere.pdf Natural History, Distribution, Recovery Plan]</ref>
According to the California Native Plant Society ''L. limosa'' is classified on List 1B: Rare, threatened, or endangered; and 0.1: Seriously endangered. Main threats to the species are grazing, invasive species, and development.<ref>California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2019. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03 0.39). Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 08 April 2019].</ref>
==Etymology== * The genus name ''Legenere'' is an anagram of "E. L. Greene". It refers to Edward Lee Greene who first described this plant in 1890. * The species name ''limosa'' derives from the Latin word ''limosa'' meaning ''muddy'',<ref>{{cite book |language=fr |last=Gaffiot |first=Félix |date=1934 |title=Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français |place=Paris |publisher=Librairie Hachette |page=912 |url=http://www.lexilogos.com/latin/gaffiot.php?q=limosa |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> and refers to the moist habitats of the plant.
==See also== *Wetland
== References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2770,2817,2818 Jepson Manual Treatment] *[https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LEGEN U.S. Department of Agriculture plant profile for ''Legenere limosa''] *[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Legenere+limosa Photo gallery]
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Category:Lobelioideae Category:Monotypic Campanulaceae genera Category:Endemic flora of California Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status