Camissonia campestris

Camissonia campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Camissonia
Species:	C. campestris
Binomial name
Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H.Raven

Camissonia campestris (Mojave sun cup 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.

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.

References

• Jepson Flora Project: Camissonia campestris
• Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 76

This Myrtales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Onagraceae North American desert flora Flora of California Myrtales stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Brewster (unit) Unicomp Look at other dictionaries: Camissonia campestris — ID 13580 Symbol Key CACA33 Common Name Mojave suncup Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, MA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics Camissonia campestris ssp. campestris — ID 13581 Symbol Key CACAC8 Common Name Mojave suncup Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, MA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics Camissonia campestris ssp. obispoensis — ID 13587 Symbol Key CACAO Common Name Obispo suncup Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H. Raven ssp. campestris — Symbol CACAC8 Common Name Mojave suncup Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H. Raven ssp. campestris — Symbol CACAC8 Common Name Mojave suncup Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H. Raven — Symbol CACA33 Common Name Mojave suncup Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H. Raven ssp. obispoensis P.H. Raven — Symbol CACAO Common Name Obispo suncup Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H. Raven — Symbol CACA33 Common Name Mojave suncup Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list Camissonia campestris (Greene) P.H. Raven ssp. obispoensis P.H. Raven — Symbol CACAO Common Name Obispo suncup Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list Camissonia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Camissonia Camissonia brevipes Clasifi …   Wikipedia Español 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”