Camissonia ovata

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Camissonia ovata

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Camissonia
Species: C. ovata
Binomial name
Camissonia ovata
(Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) P.H.Raven

Camissonia ovata is a species of wildflower native to California and Oregon known by the common name goldeneggs or sun cup. This is a fleshy, taprooted perennial which often grows in clay soil. It has a wide rosette of long, feather-shaped or oval leaves which sometimes have wavy edges. The flowers grow atop thin erect stems and are usually yellow and occasionally white, or yellow with white spots near the bases of the four spoon-shaped petals. The stamens are short compared to other Camissonia.

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