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Habit Herbs villous, at least proximally, also glandular puberulent. Herbs glandular puberulent and strigillose.
Stems

5–40 cm.

5–60 cm.

Leaves

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

blade lateral lobes irregular, well developed, terminal lobe narrowly ovate, to 7 × 3 cm, margins irregularly sinuate-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 without free tips;

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

petals white, often fading purple, 3–7.5 mm.

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Chylismia claviformis subsp. rubescens

Chylismia claviformis subsp. peeblesii

Phenology Flowering Mar–Apr. Flowering (Dec–)Jan–Apr.
Habitat Sandy flats, with Ambrosia dumosa, Carnegiea gigantea, and Larrea. Flat, sandy plains, washes, with Ambrosia dumosa, Carnegiea gigantea, Larrea tridentata, and Prosopis.
Elevation 60–400 m. (200–1300 ft.) 100–700 m. (300–2300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; Mexico (Sonora)
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from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Sonora)
[BONAP county map]
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 peeblesii is known throughout almost all the southwestern half of Arizona and locally in northwesternmost Sonora, and was recently collected in Grant and Hildago counties in New Mexico. It intergrades with subspp. aurantiaca and rubescens, and hybridizes with all subspecies of Chylismia brevipes.

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