Biology:Camissonia pubens
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Camissonia pubens | |
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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. pubens
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| Binomial name | |
| Camissonia pubens (S.Wats.) P.H.Raven
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| Synonyms | |
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Oenothera pubens | |
Camissonia pubens is a species of evening primrose known by the common name hairy suncup. It is native to the desert and steppe of western Nevada and eastern California . It is an annual herb covered in glandular hairs generally made up of one or more erect, slender stems up to a third of a meter tall. The leaves are up to about 4 centimeters long and are lance-shaped with wavy, toothed edges. The nodding inflorescence produces flowers with yellow petals each a few millimeters long and sometimes dotted with red near the bases. The fruit is a straight or coiling capsule up to 5 centimeters long.
References
- ↑ https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134237 |access-date=19 May 2022 |website=NatureServe Explorer |publisher=NatureServe
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5026809 entry
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