Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla (Heart-Leaved Suncup)

4/3/11 Meccacopia Trailhead, Box Canyon Road, Mecca Hills,

Riverside County, CA 

4/3/11 Meccacopia Trailhead, Box Canyon Road, Mecca Hills,

Riverside County, CA 

4/3/11 Meccacopia Trailhead, Box Canyon Road, Mecca Hills,

Riverside County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Heart-Leaved Suncup

SPECIES: Chylismia cardiophylla ssp. cardiophylla

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/3/2011

LOCATION: Meccacopia Trailhead, Box Canyon Road, Mecca Hills, Riverside County, CA 

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Occasionally some hairs glandular. 

Leaf: cordate. 

Flower: hypanthium 4.5--12 mm; petals 3--12 mm. 

Ecology: Sandy washes, slopes, rocky walls, creosote-bush scrub; 

Elevation: < 600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: c&s DMoj (San Bernardino Co.), DSon; 

Distribution Outside California: southern Arizona, northwestern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Mar--May 

eFlora Treatment Author: Warren L. Wagner