| Intermediate Suncup |
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| Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) |
| Flowers — color: yellow, size: 1/4", type: 4 petals |
The Intermediate Suncup flower has four bright yellow petals, about 1/4" wide. rise above the main plant. Each of the four petals has a central fold that may give the illusion of notched edge. The eight yellow stamens have rounded anthers and the pistil has a large yellow stigma. The developing green seedpods resemble worms. Flowers are self-pollinating and seem identical to its relatives, miniature and sandysoil suncup.
Habit:
Intermediate Suncup is an annual herb that starts as a basal rosette of hairy leaves. Several hairy stems, green with red tinge, spread up to a foot away from the base, either erect or spreading. These stems bear more leaves and the flowers. The lance-shaped leaf covered with obvious fine hairs. The leaf edge seems smooth but very undulating. Camissoniopsis has become the preferred genus name. Sandy, sunny open areas in the maritime chaparral.