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Camissoniopsis luciae

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Camissoniopsis luciae is a species of evening primrose known by the common name Santa Lucia suncup. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the mountains of the Central Coast, mainly in chaparral habitat. It is a hairy annual herb producing an erect stem up to half a meter tall from a basal rosette. The hairy leaves have lightly toothed edges and are up to about 5 centimeters long. The nodding inflorescence produces flowers with yellow petals a few millimeters long with red markings near the bases. The fruit is a straight or coiling capsule.

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Ecology

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Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Camissoniopsis luciae
Slug
camissoniopsis-luciae
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Camissoniopsis
Species
luciae
Wikidata QID
Q5026820
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
28

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