Chylismia brevipes

Chylismia brevipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Chylismia
Species: C. brevipes
Binomial name
Chylismia brevipes
(A.Gray) Small
Synonyms
  • Camissonia brevipes (A.Gray) P.H.Raven
  • Oenothera brevipes A.Gray

Chylismia brevipes is a species of wildflower native to the American desert southwest known by the common names yellow cups, Mojave suncup, and golden suncup. This is a hairy annual with tall stems often reaching over half a meter in height and surrounded by basal leaves which may be simple or composed of several leaflets. It produces an inflorescence which has one to several blooms in it. The flowers are bright yellow, often with reddish speckling at the base of each petal. The center of the flower has a long pistil and several shorter stamens with large anthers. The fruits are hanging capsules which may be several centimeters long.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/16/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.