Camissonia campestris
Camissonia campestris (field primrose,[2]: 238 Mojave sun cup,[2]: 238 or Mojave suncup), is a flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to the Mojave Desert of the United States. It grows mostly on open, sandy flats, occurring from sea level to 2,000 m in the western and central part of the desert. It is an annual plant growing to 5โ25 cm tall (rarely to 50 cm tall). The leaves are linear, 0.5โ3 cm long, with a finely serrated margin. The flowers have four petals 5โ15 mm long, yellow with a red spot at the base, fading orange to reddish. References
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