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Eremothera boothii subsp. condensata
Photo is of parent taxon

cluster Booth's desert primrose
Habit Herbs glabrate to strigillose, sometimes also glandular puberulent in inflorescence.
Stems

5–20(–30) cm.
Leaves

primarily clustered toward base, 2.5–10(–13) × 0.3–2(–2.5) cm;

petiole 0–6 cm;

blade usually lanceolate to oblanceolate, margins subentire to denticulate.
Inflorescences

very dense.
Flowers

floral tube 3.5–8 mm;

petals white, 4–5 mm.
Capsules

curved outward, not downward, sometimes ± contorted, tapering abruptly distally, 4-angled, much thickened along angles, 2–3.8 mm diam. near base.
Seeds

dimorphic.

Eremothera boothii subsp. condensata
Phenology Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat Sandy slopes and washes, desert scrublands.
Elevation 80–1300 m. (300–4300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies condensata intergrades with subsp. desertorum.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Eremothera > Eremothera boothii
Sibling taxa
E. boothii subsp. alyssoides, E. boothii subsp. boothii, E. boothii subsp. decorticans, E. boothii subsp. desertorum, E. boothii subsp. intermedia
Synonyms Oenothera decorticans var. condensata, Camissonia boothii subsp. condensata, C. boothii var. condensata, O. boothii subsp. condensata
Name authority (Munz) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 209. (2007)
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