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Hairy Suncup

Camissonia pubens

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Description: This annual herb grows to a height of about four inches. The leaves are narrow and the stems are reddish-brown. Both the leaves and the stems are sparsely covered with minute hairs. Flowers have four petals and are yellow. Sepals are recurved and the fruit is a capsule up to two inches in length.

Habitat: This plant grows in eastern California and western Nevada in Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland plant communities.

Flowering Season: Flowers form during May and June.

Comments: Most members of the Evening Primrose Family produce large flowers. The flowers on this family member are rather tiny!

	Hairy Suncup Camissonia pubens `Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)` Description: This annual herb grows to a height of about four inches. The leaves are narrow and the stems are reddish-brown. Both the leaves and the stems are sparsely covered with minute hairs. Flowers have four petals and are yellow. Sepals are recurved and the fruit is a capsule up to two inches in length. Habitat: This plant grows in eastern California and western Nevada in Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland plant communities. Flowering Season: Flowers form during May and June. Comments: Most members of the Evening Primrose Family produce large flowers. The flowers on this family member are rather tiny!