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golden suncup

Habit Herbs stout, somewhat succulent, usually unbranched distally, usually densely villous, usually also strigillose.
Flowers

buds not individually reflexed, with subapical free tips 1–2 mm;

floral tube yellow inside, 4–8 mm;

petals usually without red dots at base, fading yellow to orange, 6–18 mm;

anthers 4–6 mm.

Capsules

20–92 mm;

pedicel 5–20 mm.

2n

= 14.

Chylismia brevipes subsp. brevipes

Phenology Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat Hillsides, alluvial fans, sandy slopes.
Elevation -70–2100 m. (-200–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; UT
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Discussion

Subspecies brevipes occurs in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts from southern Esmeralda County, Nevada, and southwestern Washington County, Utah, south to northern Yuma County, Arizona, and northern Imperial County, California. It intergrades with subsp. pallidula and hybridizes with Chylismia claviformis subspp. claviformis and integrior, as well as C. multijuga and C. munzii.

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

Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Chylismia > sect. Chylismia > Chylismia brevipes
Sibling taxa
C. brevipes subsp. arizonica, C. brevipes subsp. pallidula
Synonyms Oenothera divaricata
Name authority unknown
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