Biology:Camissonia bairdii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Camissonia bairdii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Camissonia |
| Species: | C. bairdii
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| Binomial name | |
| Camissonia bairdii S.L. Welsh
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Camissonia bairdii is a plant species endemic to Washington County, Utah. It occurs in clay soil in pinyon-juniper woodlands.[3] The species is classified as critically imperiled.[4]
Camissonia bairdii is an annual herb up to 12 cm tall, with leaves mostly near the base, with glandular hairs. Leaves are mostly simple (unlobed and untoothed), up to 3 cm long. Flowers are in a short raceme at the ends of the branches, each raceme with up to 7 flowers. Flowers are nodding (hanging), up to 1 cm in diameter, yellow with red spots. Capsule is up to 5 cm long (longer than in most closely related species).[3][5][6]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer Camissonia bairdii". NatureServe. 2022-06-03. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149636.
- ↑ Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B et al. (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. https://www.natureserve.org/sites/default/files/natureserveconservationstatusmethodology_jun12.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Welsh, Stanley Larson, & Goodrich, Sherel. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883–884): 392-421.
- ↑ NatureServe Explorer, Comprehensive Report
- ↑ Holmgren, Noel Herman, & Holmgren, Patricia Kern. 2012. Intermountain Flora 2(A): 68.
- ↑ Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich and L.C. Higgins. (Eds.) 2008. A Utah Flora. 4th edition, revised. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. 1019 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q15321597 entry
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