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Camissonia ovata is a species of wildflower native to California and Oregon known by the common name goldeneggs or sun cup. This is a fleshy, taprooted perennial which often grows in clay soil. It has a wide rosette of long, alternate, feather-shaped or oval leaves which sometimes have wavy edges.
Plant type
Perennial herb
Sun
Full Sun
Soil drainage
Slow
Sunset Zones
5, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 22, 23, 24*
Site type
Open grassy places with clay soil
Plant communities
Coastal Prairie, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub
Common names:
Sun-cup, Goldeneggs
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