Carried by 0 nurseries
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Camissonia pubens is a species of evening primrose known by the common name hairy suncup. It is native to the desert and steppe of western Nevada and eastern California. It is an annual herb covered in glandular hairs generally made up of one or more erect, slender stems up to a third of a meter tall. The leaves are up to about 4 centimeters long and are lance-shaped with wavy, toothed edges. The nodding inflorescence produces flowers with yellow petals each a few millimeters long and sometimes dotted with red near the bases. The fruit is a straight or coiling capsule up to 5 centimeters long.
Annual herb
3 ft Tall
Yellow, Red
Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 3 likely
Phaeton Primrose Sphinx Moth
Euproserpinus phaeton
Clark's Day Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus clarkiae
Pacific Green Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus lucidus