familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusChylismia
sectionChylismia sect. Chylismia
speciesChylismia claviformis
subspeciesChylismia claviformis subsp. funerea
Chylismia claviformis subsp. funerea
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 206. 2007.
Basionym: Oenothera claviformis subsp. funerea P. H. Raven Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 34: 106. 1962
Synonyms: Camissonia claviformis subsp. funerea (P. H. Raven) P. H. Raven C. claviformis var. funerea (P. H. Raven) Cronquist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Herbs strigillose proximally, often densely so. Stems 6–60 cm. Leaves: blade lateral lobes usually present, but often poorly developed, sometimes absent, terminal lobe ovate to cordate, to 8 × 4.5 cm, margins dentate. Flowers opening at sunset; buds usually with conspicuous, subapical free tips; floral tube orange-brown inside, 3–5.5 mm; petals white, often fading purple, 3.5–7.5 mm. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Dry slopes, flats, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata.
Elevation: -80–900 m.
Discussion
Subspecies funerea is known from Eureka and Saline valleys, and the region of Death Valley, Inyo County, and northernmost San Bernardino County. It intergrades with subspp. aurantiaca and claviformis; sometimes it hybridizes with Chylismia brevipes subsp. brevipes and C. munzii.
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Lower Taxa
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