Camissonia bairdii

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Camissonia bairdii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Camissonia
Species:
C. bairdii
Binomial name
Camissonia bairdii
S.L. Welsh

Camissonia bairdii is a plant species endemic to Washington County, Utah. It occurs in clay soil in pinyon-juniper woodlands.[1] The species is classified as critically imperiled.[2]

Camissonia bairdii is an annual herb up to 12 cm tall, with leaves mostly near the base, with glandular hairs. Leaves are mostly simple (unlobed and untoothed), up to 3 cm long. Flowers are in a short raceme at the ends of the branches, each raceme with up to 7 flowers. Flowers are nodding (hanging), up to 1 cm in diameter, yellow with red spots. Capsule is up to 5 cm long (longer than in most closely related species).[1][3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Welsh, Stanley Larson, & Goodrich, Sherel. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883–884): 392-421.
  2. ^ NatureServe Explorer, Comprehensive Report
  3. ^ Holmgren, Noel Herman, & Holmgren, Patricia Kern. 2012. Intermountain Flora 2(A): 68.
  4. ^ Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich and L.C. Higgins. (Eds.) 2008. A Utah Flora. 4th edition, revised. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. 1019 pp.
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