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Camissoniopsis pallida subsp. pallida
Photo is of parent taxon

pale sun cup
Flowers

floral tube 1–3 mm;

sepals (1.5–)2.5–5.5 mm;

petals rarely with red dots basally, (2–)3.5–6(–8) mm; episepalous filaments (0.5–)1.5–4 mm, epipetalous filaments (0.2–)0.5–2.2 mm, anthers (0.4–)0.8–1.2 mm;

style (2.1–)3–6.5 mm.
2n

= 14.

Camissoniopsis pallida subsp. pallida
Phenology Flowering (Jan–)Mar–Aug(–Nov).
Habitat Desert slopes and flats, along washes, creosote bush scrub, Joshua tree woodlands.
Elevation 30–1900 m. (100–6200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies pallida occurs from the head of the San Joaquin Valley in Ventura and Kern counties, California, across the Colorado and Mojave deserts, north to the vicinity of Independence, Inyo County, California, and Esmeralda County, Nevada (the only member of the genus in Nevada), east to Mohave and Yavapai counties, Arizona, and also in the vicinity of Tucson, Pima County; also south along the eastern side of Baja California to the Sierra de San Borjas, Mexico.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Camissoniopsis > Camissoniopsis pallida
Sibling taxa
C. pallida subsp. hallii
Synonyms Oenothera hirta var. exfoliata, O. micrantha var. exfoliata, Sphaerostigma micranthum var. exfoliatum
Name authority unknown
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