Camissonia bairdii

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Camissonia bairdii
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1] [2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Camissonia
Species:
C. bairdii
Binomial name
Camissonia bairdii
S.L. Welsh

Camissonia bairdii is a plant species endemic to Washington County, Utah. It occurs in clay soil in pinyon-juniper woodlands. [3] The species is classified as critically imperiled. [4]

Camissonia bairdii is an annual herb up to 12 cm tall, with leaves mostly near the base, with glandular hairs. Leaves are mostly simple (unlobed and untoothed), up to 3 cm long. Flowers are in a short raceme at the ends of the branches, each raceme with up to 7 flowers. Flowers are nodding (hanging), up to 1 cm in diameter, yellow with red spots. Capsule is up to 5 cm long (longer than in most closely related species). [3] [5] [6]

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References

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