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grassland suncup, lakebed sun cup

contorted primrose, sandysoil suncup

Habit Herbs densely villous, usually also glandular puberulent distally. Herbs densely strigillose, often also glandular puberulent, especially distally, or sometimes glandular puberulent only and then glabrate, sometimes also villous near base.
Stems

usually erect, sometimes decumbent, slender, wiry, usually many-branched, to 50 cm.

usually erect, sometimes decumbent, slender, wiry, usually many-branched, to 50 cm.

Leaves

proximalmost not clustered near base;

blade linear to very narrowly elliptic, 0.8–3.5 × 0.1–0.3 cm, base cuneate or attenuate, margins sparsely serrulate, apex acute.

proximalmost not clustered near base;

blade linear to very narrowly elliptic, 0.8–3.5 × 0.1–0.3 cm, base cuneate or attenuate, margins sparsely serrulate, apex acute.

Flowers

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 1.6–2.7 mm, usually moderately to very sparsely pubescent inside on proximal 1/2, rarely glabrous;

sepals (3–)3.8–5.5 mm, reflexed in pairs;

petals (4–)4.5–7 mm, each with 2 red dots basally; episepalous filaments 2.5–3.5 mm, epipetalous filaments 1.7–2.5 mm, anthers 0.8–1.3 mm, pollen with usually less than 10% of grains 4-pored;

style (3.5–)4–7 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 1.6–2.7 mm, usually moderately to sparsely pubescent inside on proximal 1/2, rarely glabrous;

sepals 1.6–4 mm, reflexed in pairs;

petals 2.1–4.2(–4.5) mm, each ± with 2 red dots basally; episepalous filaments 0.9–2(–2.2) mm, epipetalous filaments 0.5–1.3 mm, anthers 0.3–0.6 mm, pollen with usually less than 10% of grains 4-pored;

style 2.3–4.8 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

Capsules

15–45 × 0.8–1.3 mm;

subsessile.

15–45 × 0.8–1.3 mm;

subsessile.

Seeds

0.6–0.8 × 0.3–0.4 mm.

0.6–0.8 × 0.3–0.4 mm.

2n

= 28.

= 28.

Camissonia lacustris

Camissonia strigulosa

Phenology Flowering Mar–Aug. Flowering Mar–Aug.
Habitat Open grasslands. Open, sandy soils of dunes, grasslands, desert scrub.
Elevation 200–1600 m. (700–5200 ft.) 0–2100 m. (0–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion

Camissonia lacustris is known from two disjunct areas: serpentine soil in Lake County and the Sierra Nevada foothills from El Dorado to Fresno counties.

P. H. Raven (1969) determined that Camissonia lacustris is a self-compatible tetraploid and autogamous; it is closely related to C. strigulosa.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Camissonia strigulosa is known in the flora area from central to southern California, west of the Sierra Nevada.

P. H. Raven (1969) determined that Camissonia strigulosa is a self-compatible tetraploid and autogamous; it is closely related to C. benitensis, C. contorta, C. integrifolia, and C. lacustris.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Camissonia Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Camissonia
Sibling taxa
C. benitensis, C. campestris, C. contorta, C. integrifolia, C. kernensis, C. parvula, C. pubens, C. pusilla, C. sierrae, C. strigulosa
C. benitensis, C. campestris, C. contorta, C. integrifolia, C. kernensis, C. lacustris, C. parvula, C. pubens, C. pusilla, C. sierrae
Synonyms Sphaerostigma strigulosum, Oenothera contorta var. epilobioides, O. contorta var. strigulosa, O. strigulosa, O. strigulosa var. epilobioides
Name authority P. H. Raven: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 37: 329, fig. 61. (1969) (Fischer & C. A. Meyer) P. H. Raven: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 37: 333. (1969)
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