Chylismia claviformis subsp. lancifolia

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Evening primrose is a California native annual found in the eastern Sierra Nevada and desert mountains in sandy sagebrush scrub at elevations of 1,200 to 1,700 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces bright yellow flowers with reddish bases, approximately 3.5 to 7 millimeters long. Growing with slender stems that are strigose near the base and glaucous toward the tips, it reaches heights typical of small annual wildflowers. Its leaves feature a terminal leaflet less than 50 millimeters long and lance-shaped, with few or no lateral leaflets. The plant's distinctive strigose and glaucous appearance, combined with its bright yellow blossoms, makes it a subtle but charming component of its arid habitat.

Habitat: Sandy soils, sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 1200-1700 m

Bioregions: SNE, DMtns.

California counties: Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, Kern, Imperial

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