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Camissonia pubens

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Onagraceae

Scientific name
  
Camissonia pubens

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Myrtales

Genus
  
Camissonia

Higher classification
  
Camissonia

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Similar
  
Camissonia, Onagraceae, Camissonia campestris, Camissoniopsis bistorta, Taraxia ovata

Camissonia pubens is a species of evening primrose known by the common name hairy suncup. It is native to the desert and steppe of western Nevada and eastern California. It is an annual herb covered in glandular hairs generally made up of one or more erect, slender stems up to a third of a meter tall. The leaves are up to about 4 centimeters long and are lance-shaped with wavy, toothed edges. The nodding inflorescence produces flowers with yellow petals each a few millimeters long and sometimes dotted with red near the bases. The fruit is a straight or coiling capsule up to 5 centimeters long.

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Camissonia pubens Wikipedia