Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii (Peirson's Browneyes)

2/6/05  Mecca Hills Wilderness, wash on north side of Box Canyon Rd. 

(across road from Little Box Canyon Trailhead), west of Meccacopia Trail 

& east of Sheep Hole Oasis Campground. Mecca Hills, Riverside County, CA

 2/6/05  Mecca Hills Wilderness, wash on north side of Box Canyon Rd. 

(across road from Little Box Canyon Trailhead), west of Meccacopia Trail 

& east of Sheep Hole Oasis Campground. Mecca Hills, Riverside County, CA

4/27/01 Sandy wash near primitive campsites, Trilobite Wilderness (BLM),
East Mojave, San Bernardino County, CA

2/19/05 Imperial Sand Dunes, Imperial County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Peirson's Browneyes

SPECIES: Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/27/2001

LOCATION: Sandy wash near primitive campsites, Trilobite Wilderness (BLM), East Mojave, San Bernardino County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant spreading-hairy, rarely strigose or glandular. 

Leaf: terminal leaflet < 90 mm, narrowly ovate; lateral leaflets generally large. 

Flower: hypanthium 2.5--4.5 mm; sepal tips in bud free, conspicuous; petals 4.5--7 mm, generally yellow. 

Ecology: Sandy flats, creosote-bush scrub; 

Elevation: -70--300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: PR, DSon (Imperial Co.); 

Distribution Outside California: northern Baja California. 

Flowering Time: Feb--Apr 

Note: Intergrades with Chylismia claviformis subsp. aurantiaca. 

Synonyms: Camissonia claviformis (Torr. & Frém.) P.H. Raven subsp. peirsonii (Munz) P.H. Raven; Oenothera claviformis Torr. & Frém. subsp. peirsonii (Munz) P.H. Raven; 

eFlora Treatment Author: Warren L. Wagner