Floerkea proserpinacoides
Limnanthaceae
False Mermaid
Stems decumbent to erect, sometimes branched. Leaves few, pinnately divided into 3–5 linear leaflets. Flowers solitary, tiny, with 3 oval white or purplish petals much shorter than the 3 lance-shaped sepals, 3–6 stamens. Grows in wet, rocky or mossy, partially shaded places in conifer forests or sagebrush at mid-elevations. Can form large patches in small streams, ditches.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 3
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 1/3–2 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, East-side Forest, West-side Forest
- Found In: N Cascades NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
