camissonia

Camissonia	brevipes Golden Evening Primrose
Golden Sundrops, Camissonia brevipes, growing on sandy gravel, Mud Canyon, Death Valley, 690 feet, March 18, 2007. Plant height is 35.0 cm., leaves are mostly basal, a few stem leaves alternate. Basal leaf length is 50 mm, basal leaf width 25 mm, stem is about 1/4 the size of basal leaves, flower yellow, width 19 mm. This is a very open, sunny area in shallow, wide west facing wash.
Camissonia	calviformis Brown Eyed Primrose
Brown Eyed Evening Primrose, Camissonia claviformis, growing in a sandy wash called Mud canyon, Death Valley, 690 Feet, March 17, 2007. Plant ht 15 in. stem reddish, substantial leaves alternate, almost stairstepped, L 50 mm, w 28 mm, some edges minutely toothed. Flower width 12 mm, fruits len 36 mm, w 2mm.