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Habit Herbs perennial, base sometimes woody, glabrous or sparsely villous proximally. Herbs annual, glandular pubescent throughout.
Stems

with several divergent branches from base, 10–50 cm.

several, 10–200 cm.

Leaves

primarily in basal rosette and cauline, 3–20 × 0.7–2.5 cm;

petiole 0.5–4 cm;

blade pinnately or bipinnately lobed, terminal lobe ovate to elliptic, 0.4–2.5 × 0.3–1.5 cm, margins irregularly serrate, dark brown oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

in poorly defined basal rosette and cauline;

petiole 1.8–5.5 cm;

blade unlobed, broadly cordate to ovate, 2.4–8 × 7 cm, margins sinuate-dentate, yellowish oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

Racemes

erect, elongating after anthesis.

erect, elongating in flower.

Flowers

opening at sunrise;

buds individually reflexed, with apical free tips less than 1 mm;

floral tube 1.5–2 mm, glabrous inside;

sepals 2–5 mm;

petals bright yellow, with red dots near base, fading pale lavender, 2–6 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 1.5–3 mm, those of antipetalous ones 1–2 mm, anthers 1.2–2 mm, glabrous;

style 4–7 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

opening at sunrise;

buds without free tips;

floral tube 4–9 mm, with matted, villous hairs inside;

sepals 4.5–9 mm;

petals pale to dark lavender, diffusely purplish-flecked near base, white at very base, fading darker lavender, 9–14 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 6–12 mm, of antipetalous ones 3.5–8 mm, anthers 2 mm, glabrous;

style 14–22.5 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

Capsules

spreading to ascending, oblong-cylindrical, 8–20 mm;

pedicel 6–10 mm.

erect or ascending, clavate, 8–14 mm;

pedicel 2–3.5 mm.

Seeds

0.6–1 mm.

1–1.3 mm.

2n

= 14.

Chylismia specicola

Chylismia megalantha

Phenology Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat Rubble derived from volcanic tuff, partly on moist soil along springs.
Elevation 1200–1400 m. (3900–4600 ft.)
Distribution
Arizona
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
NV
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).

P. H. Raven (1962, 1969) thought that this species is most likely self-compatible but primarily outcrossing.

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

Chylismia megalantha is known from around Frenchman Drainage to French Peak and Skull Mountain in southern Nye County. P. H. Raven (1962, 1969) determined this species to be self-compatible, but outcrossing.

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

Key
1. Leaf blades and styles glabrous; herbs ± woody at base.
subsp. specicola
1. Leaf blades and styles villous, at least at base; herbs not woody.
subsp. hesperia
Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Chylismia > sect. Chylismia Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Chylismia > sect. Chylismia
Sibling taxa
C. arenaria, C. atwoodii, C. brevipes, C. cardiophylla, C. claviformis, C. confertiflora, C. eastwoodiae, C. exilis, C. heterochroma, C. megalantha, C. multijuga, C. munzii, C. parryi, C. scapoidea, C. walkeri
C. arenaria, C. atwoodii, C. brevipes, C. cardiophylla, C. claviformis, C. confertiflora, C. eastwoodiae, C. exilis, C. heterochroma, C. multijuga, C. munzii, C. parryi, C. scapoidea, C. specicola, C. walkeri
Subordinate taxa
C. specicola subsp. hesperia, C. specicola subsp. specicola
Synonyms Oenothera specicola, Camissonia specicola Oenothera heterochromas. var. megalantha, Camissonia megalantha, O. megalantha
Name authority (P. H. Raven) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 208. (2007) (Munz) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 207. (2007)
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