Camissonia campestris (field primrose,[2]: 238 Mojave sun cup,[2]: 238 or Mojave suncup), is a flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to the Mojave Desert of the United States. It grows mostly on open, sandy flats, occurring from sea level to 2,000 m in the western and central part of the desert.
Camissonia campestris | |
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Camissonia campestris near Gorman, California | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Camissonia |
Species: | C. campestris |
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Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H.Raven | |
It is an annual plant growing to 5–25 cm tall (rarely to 50 cm tall). The leaves are linear, 0.5–3 cm long, with a finely serrated margin. The flowers have four petals 5–15 mm long, yellow with a red spot at the base, fading orange to reddish.
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Camissonia campestris |
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Oenothera campestris |
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