Chylismia cardiophylla subsp. cardiophylla
Family: Onagraceae · Type: perennial · Native
Heart-leaved suncup is a California native perennial found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in San Bernardino County, inhabiting sandy washes, rocky slopes, and creosote-bush scrub at elevations below 600 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces yellow flowers with petals 3 to 12 millimeters long. Growing with occasional glandular hairs, it develops stems with distinctive heart-shaped leaves. Its leaves are uniquely cordate (heart-shaped), providing a characteristic form to this desert plant. The plant thrives in the harsh, sandy environments of southern California's desert regions, with a compact growth habit adapted to arid conditions.
Habitat: Sandy washes, slopes, rocky walls, creosote-bush scrub
Bloom period: Mar-May
Elevation: < 600 m
Bioregions: c&s DMoj (San Bernardino Co.), DSon
California counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, San Diego
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