Camissonia californica

Taxobox
name = "Camissonia californica"

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

"Camissonia californica" is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name California suncup. It is native to California, Arizona, and adjacent northwestern Mexico, where it grows in scrub and chaparral plant communities. This is an annual herb which produces a basal rosette of leaves and then bolts a slender, erect stem which can exceed 1.5 meters in height. The larger leaves are located in the ground-level rosette; those on the stem are small and thready. The upper stem is an inflorescence bearing widely spaced flowers on long pedicels. Each flower is a cup of four bright yellow petals, sometimes with red speckles near the bases. Behind the flowers are four smaller sepals, which are greenish and reflexed back against the pedicel. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule 4 to 10 centimeters long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5264,5280 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CACA32 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Camissonia+californica Photo gallery]