Sonoran Desert Naturalist >>> Field Guide >>> Sonoran Desert Flora >>> Onagraceae
Annual or perennial herbs. Distinctive flower structure: 8 stamens, 4-parted stigma and ovary below the flower. Many with showy flowers. Many species, just three shown here (for now ... ).
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Booth's Suncup |
Camissonia boothii |
Brown-eyed Evening Primrose |
Camissonia claviformis |
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Spring annual of western Sonoran Desert with nodding spikes of white flowers with red stems and buds. Leaves entire, elyptic. Detailed Description |
Spring annual of Sonoran Desert with nodding clusters of white or yellowish flowers. Hypanthium is reddish-brown. Leaves pinnately divided. Detailed Description |
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California Suncup |
Camissonia californica |
Desert Evening Primrose |
Oenothera primiveris |
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Spring annual of the Sonoran Desert on rocky slopes and wash banks. Flowers small but v. bright yellow. Leaves, especially on pre-flowering plants splotched with red. Detailed Description |
Low-growing, spring annual with four, delicate, cordate (heart-shaped) yellow petals. Leaves in a basal rosette. Detailed Description |
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Hummingbird Trumpet |
Epilobium canum |
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Perennial herb of damp, shady places, i.e. deep canyons. Red tubular flowers with four lobes. Leaves alternate. Stems NOT four-angled. This photo is hosted at Wikimedia Detailed Description |
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Michael J. Plagens, 1999-07
