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Golden Evening-Primrose (Camissonia brevipes)

EP-P1040937 (3)Golden Evening Primrose (Camissonia brevipes) Evening-Primrose (Camissonia brevipes), a.k.a. Yellow Cups, is an annual forb with basal leaves and a flowering stalk. The flowers, clustered at the top, are 4-petaled and yellow with a stigma that hangs out beyond the petals. Its height is usually less than 2 feet. It blooms during early spring. It likes washes and gravel or rocky soils and can be found at elevations up to 5,000 feet; though is usually found in lower elevations. For more detailed info and pictures, click the title above.