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clavate fruit primrose

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clavate fruit primrose

Habit Herbs strigillose proximally, glabrous and often glaucous distally. Herbs strigillose proximally, often densely so.
Stems

5–60 cm.

6–60 cm.

Leaves

blade lateral lobes usually poorly developed or absent, terminal lobe lanceolate, to 5 × 2.8 cm, margins irregularly serrate-dentate.

blade lateral lobes usually present, but often poorly developed, sometimes absent, terminal lobe ovate to cordate, to 8 × 4.5 cm, margins dentate.

Flowers

usually opening at sunset;

buds usually without free tips, sometimes with apical free tips less than 1 mm;

floral tube orange-brown inside, 3.5–6 mm;

petals bright yellow, sometimes red-dotted in proximal 1/2, fading pale orange, 3.5–7 mm.

opening at sunset;

buds usually with conspicuous, subapical free tips;

floral tube orange-brown inside, 3–5.5 mm;

petals white, often fading purple, 3.5–7.5 mm.

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Chylismia claviformis subsp. lancifolia

Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jul. Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat Sandy slopes and flats, often with Artemisia tridentata or Ericameria. Dry slopes, flats, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata.
Elevation 600–1700(–1900) m. (2000–5600(–6200) ft.) -80–900 m. (-300–3000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies lancifolia is known from east of the Sierra Nevada in southern Mono and Inyo counties, California, and adjacent Mineral County, Nevada.

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

Subspecies funerea is known from Eureka and Saline valleys, and the region of Death Valley, Inyo County, and northernmost San Bernardino County. It intergrades with subspp. aurantiaca and claviformis; sometimes it hybridizes with Chylismia brevipes subsp. brevipes and C. munzii.

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

Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Chylismia > sect. Chylismia > Chylismia claviformis Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Chylismia > sect. Chylismia > Chylismia claviformis
Sibling taxa
C. claviformis subsp. aurantiaca, C. claviformis subsp. claviformis, C. claviformis subsp. cruciformis, C. claviformis subsp. funerea, C. claviformis subsp. integrior, C. claviformis subsp. peeblesii, C. claviformis subsp. peirsonii, C. claviformis subsp. rubescens, C. claviformis subsp. yumae
C. claviformis subsp. aurantiaca, C. claviformis subsp. claviformis, C. claviformis subsp. cruciformis, C. claviformis subsp. integrior, C. claviformis subsp. lancifolia, C. claviformis subsp. peeblesii, C. claviformis subsp. peirsonii, C. claviformis subsp. rubescens, C. claviformis subsp. yumae
Synonyms C. lancifolia, Camissonia claviformis subsp. lancifolia, C. claviformis var. lancifolia, Oenothera claviformis subsp. lancifolia Oenothera claviformis subsp. funerea, Camissonia claviformis subsp. funerea, C. claviformis var. funerea
Name authority (A. Heller) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 206. (2007) (P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 206. (2007)
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