Chylismia claviformis

Chylismia claviformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Chylismia
Species:	C. claviformis
Binomial name
	Chylismia claviformis; (Torr. & Frém.) A.Heller
Synonyms
	Camissonia claviformis (Torr. & Frém.) P.H.Raven; Oenothera claviformis Torr. & Frém.;

Chylismia claviformis is a species of wildflower known as browneyes or brown-eyed primrose native to North America. This species is found across western North America from the Pacific Northwest to northern Mexico.

Description

It is an annual plant growing from a basal rosette of long oval leaves and producing stems often exceeding half a meter in height. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of one to many primrose blooms, each with four white or yellow petals. The pistil may be quite long and has a bulbous stigma at the tip. The stamens are somewhat shorter and they bear long hairy anthers containing white or yellow pollen. The floral axis at the junction of male and female parts is bright red to maroon or brown.

Subspecies

There are many subspecies:

Chylismia claviformis subsp. aurantiaca – found in desert regions
Chylismia claviformis subsp. claviformis – native to the Mojave Desert and nearby
Chylismia claviformis subsp. cruciformis – native to the Great Basin region
Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea – native to the Mojave Desert
Chylismia claviformis subsp. integrior
Chylismia claviformis subsp. lancifolia – (lanceleaf browneyes) – California east of the Sierra Nevada
Chylismia claviformis subsp. peeblesii – (Peebles' browneyes) – found in Arizona and New Mexico
Chylismia claviformis subsp. peirsonii – (Peirson's browneyes) – native to Southern California and northern Baja California
Chylismia claviformis subsp. rubescens – native to Arizona
Chylismia claviformis subsp. wigginsii
Chylismia claviformis subsp. yumae – (Yuma browneyes) – found in the Sonoran Desert

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