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Heartleaf Suncup
( Chylismia cardiophylla )
Chylismia cardiophylla
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About Heartleaf Suncup (Chylismia cardiophylla)
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Chylismia cardiophylla
is a species of evening primrose known by the common name heartleaf suncup. It is native to the deserts of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in sandy and rocky areas in the desert scrub. It is an annual or perennial herb approaching one meter in maximum height, taking the form of a single erect stem or a low bushy plant. The leaves are up to about 5 centimeters long and are oval or roughly heart-shaped, with rippling or dully toothed edges. The nodding inflorescence is a dense bunch of flowers, each individual cup-shaped bloom on a stout pedicel. The flowers are yellow or cream-colored with petals 3 to 12 millimeters long, and generally remain closed during the day. The fruit is a capsule 2 to 5 centimeters long.
To learn more, visit the Jepson Herbarium's YouTube channel and watch a short video about this species:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4M5xIB_gHU
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Annual herb
Size
3.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Yellow, Cream
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.5" - 16.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.51" - 1.84", Coldest Month: 41.1" - 62.6", Hottest Month: 68.5" - 88.3", Humidity: 2.28" - 40.59", Elevation: 6" - 4463"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Heart-leaved Priarose, Heartleaf Sun-cup
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Chylismia cardiophylla
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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