paleyellow suncup

Camissoniopsis pallida is a low-growing, hairy annual herb in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae. It is found in desert and scrub habitats where Arizona, California, and Nevada meet. The plant typically grows in low patches on the ground and may produce an erect stem from the basal rosette. The leaves are lance-shaped, reaching up to 3 centimeters in length, and the herbage is gray-green to reddish green. The inflorescence is nodding and bears yellow petals, 2 to 13 millimeters long, with small red markings at the base. The fruit is a straight or tightly coiled capsule. This species was first described in 2007.