Chylismia claviformis

Clavate fruited primrose

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Clavate fruited primrose is a California native annual found in desert regions in open, sandy habitats at elevations typically between 100 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces yellow or white flowers that generally open near dusk, with delicate petals 1.5 to 8 millimeters long. Growing with slender stems 10 to 70 centimeters tall, it develops a branching habit with generally basal leaves. Its leaves are typically one-pinnately divided, with a terminal leaflet 8 to 90 millimeters long and lance-shaped to heart-shaped, and smaller or absent lateral leaflets. The distinctive fruit is ascending or spreading, 8 to 38 millimeters long, gradually widening toward the tip and appearing either straight or slightly curved.

California counties: San Bernardino, Inyo, Los Angeles, Imperial, Riverside, San Diego, Kern, Mono, Plumas, Santa Barbara

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.