Camissonia ovata

Taxobox | name = "Camissonia ovata"

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image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
phylum = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Onagraceae
genus = "Camissonia"
species = "C. ovata"
binomial = "Camissonia ovata"
binomial_authority = (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) P.H.Raven

"Camissonia ovata" is a species of wildflower native to California and Oregon known by the common name goldeneggs or sun cup. This is a fleshy, taprooted perennial which often grows in clay soil. It has a wide rosette of long, feather-shaped or oval leaves which sometimes have wavy edges. The flowers grow atop thin erect stems and are usually yellow and occasionally white, or yellow with white spots near the bases of the four spoon-shaped petals. The stamens are short compared to other "Camissonia".

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5264,5319 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAOV4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Camissonia+ovata Photo gallery]