What are yellow cups?
Camissonia brevipes is a species of the Camissonia genus.
is also known as Island Evening Primrose, golden suncup, Mojave suncup, desert primrose. (2)
What does it look like?
(see pic here)
Flower stems are red-brown in color, and usually leafless. (2)
The buds and stems usually have a covering of fine hairs, though sometimes the stems are hairless. (2)
What does the flower look like?
has yellow flowers
has four round, yellow petals
has 8 yellow stamens with large anthers and one yellow pistil (1)
The flowers open in the evening and close again the next day
has 8 yellow stamens with large anthers and one yellow pistil (2)
The petals usually have a few small red spots towards the base. (2)
What do the leaves of a yellow cup look like?
(see pic here)
Where is it located?
native to the Channel Islands of California, some coastal areas of southern California and Baja California.
Mojave desert, sonoran desert, southern great basin desert, arizona, californa, nevada, utah (2)
The Steps, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
When does it bloom?
March, April, May
Bloomed (at least 3/09 – 3/12/23) in The Steps, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
What are the varieties of Camissonia brevipes?
Camissonia brevipes arizonica (2)
Camissonia brevipes brevipes (2)
Camissonia brevipes pallidula (2)
Resources
1. https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/wildflowers/camissonia-brevipes.html
2 https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/wildflowers/camissonia-brevipes.html
