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Eulobus californicus, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name California suncup. It is native to California , Arizona , and adjacent northwestern Mexico, where it grows in scrub, chaparral , and desert plant communities.
Most species have yellow flowers, but some have white, purple, pink, or red. Most native desert species are white. Oenothera caespitosa, a species of western North America, produces white flowers that turn pink with age. [5] One of the most distinctive features of the flower is the stigma, which has four branches in an X shape. [6]
Camissonia strigulosa is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name sandysoil suncup. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The plant is native to California and Baja California , where it grows in sandy areas, such as beaches, mountain sandbars, and the Mojave Desert .
Camissonia, sometimes commonly known as sun cup or sundrop, is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the evening primrose family Onagraceae.A total of 12 species are known, nearly all from western North America, especially in the California Floristic Province, but also one from South America.
Camissoniopsis bistorta is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names southern suncup and California suncup. It is native to southern California and Baja California , where it grows in several types of plant community along the coast and in the coastal hills and mountain ranges.
The beach suncup grows prostrate along the beach surface, forming mats more than 1 m across. It forms long stems growing from a central crown, lined with silvery grey-green leaves. The prostrate form and swinging stems allow the plant to survive well on the windy, shifting sands of the coast.
Camissonia breviflora [1] is a species of evening primrose known by the common name short-flower suncup, first described by John Torrey and Asa Gray. It is part of the genus Camissonia and the family Onagraceae. [2] [3] In 2014, specimens were sighted in Saskatchewan near Frontier for the first time since 1965. [4]
Camissoniopsis micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names miniature suncup or small evening primrose. [2] This is a small, hairy annual herb producing a basal rosette of leaves. It is characterized by small yellow flowers with petals less than 5 millimeters long.