Original sentence: Alternative Field Crops Manual: Meadowfoam.It is the source of meadowfoam seed oil that is very similar to whale oil, derived from sperm whales.Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) is a low growing herbaceous winter annual that is adapted to poorly drained soils.Meadowfoam is very susceptible to the Botrytis cinerea fungus; commercial crops were devastated during the 1982–1984 growing seasons.The oil from meadowfoam seeds has unique chemical properties that make it one of the most stable vegetable oils known
Edited sentence: It generally grows in poorly drained soils.It is an annual herb producing an erect or decumbent stem up to about 30 centimeters long.It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in wet grassy habitat, such as vernal pools and moist spots in woodlands.It is the source of meadowfoam seed oil, which is very similar to whale oil from sperm whales.Jepson Manual Treatment.Limnanthes alba is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name white meadowfoam.Photo gallery.The flower is cup-shaped with white petals 1 to 1.5 centimeters long.The fruit of the plant, a nutlet, is 20 to 30% oil.The leaves divided into several lobed or unlobed leaflets.The oil is one of the most stable vegetable oils known and can be converted to waxes and lubricants.This grassland wildflower is also under small-scale cultivation.USDA Plants Profile.White meadowfoam is very susceptible to the Botrytis cinerea fungus; commercial crops were devastated during the 1982 and 1984 growing seasons