Calylophus lavandulifolius

Calylophus lavandulifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Onagraceae
Genus:Calylophus
Species: C. lavandulifolius
Binomial name
Calylophus lavandulifolius
(Torr. & A.Gray) P.H.Raven
Synonyms

Oenothera lavandulifolia Torr. & A.Gray

Calylophus lavandulifolius (lavender leaf sundrops, formerly Oenothera lavandulifolia) is a low-growing perennial plant in the evening primrose family found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[1]:101[2]

Inflorescence and fruit

From May to July it blooms with striking yellow flowers that fade to shades of orange or lavender as the flower dries up.[1]:101

Habitat and range

It grows in blackbrush scrub and mixed desert shrub up into pinyon juniper woodland and ponderosa pine forest communities, as far north as South Dakota, and up to 8,500 feet (2,600 m) in elevation in the southwest.[1]:101

References

  1. 1 2 3 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
  2. ↑ "Calylophus lavandulifolius". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 24 May 2018.


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