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Chylismia claviformis subsp. rubescens

Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea
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clavate fruit primrose
Habit Herbs villous, at least proximally, also glandular puberulent. Herbs strigillose proximally, often densely so.
Stems

5–40 cm.

6–60 cm.
Leaves

blade lateral lobes poorly developed, small or absent, terminal lobe lanceolate, to 4 × 2 cm, margins irregularly 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

opening at sunset;

buds with conspicuous, subapical free tips;

floral tube orange-brown inside, 3.5–5 mm;

petals yellow, fading brick red, 3–5 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. rubescens

Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea
Phenology Flowering Mar–Apr. Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat Sandy flats, with Ambrosia dumosa, Carnegiea gigantea, and Larrea. Dry slopes, flats, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata.
Elevation 60–400 m. (200–1300 ft.) -80–900 m. (-300–3000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; Mexico (Sonora)
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies rubescens is known from western Maricopa, eastern Pima, and southeastern Yuma counties, Arizona, and northwestern Sonora. It intergrades with subsp. peeblesii and hybridizes with Chylismia brevipes subsp. arizonica.

(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. lancifolia, C. claviformis subsp. peeblesii, C. claviformis subsp. peirsonii, 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 Oenothera claviformis subsp. rubescens, Camissonia claviformis subsp. rubescens Oenothera claviformis subsp. funerea, Camissonia claviformis subsp. funerea, C. claviformis var. funerea
Name authority (P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 207. (2007) (P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 206. (2007)
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