Camissonia subacaulis
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Taraxia subacaulis is a species of evening primrose
known by the common name diffuseflower evening primrose. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several habitat types, especially in mountainous areas. It is a fleshy perennial herb growing from a taproot
and usually lacking a stem. The leaves are lance-shaped to oval and up to 22 centimeters long and are borne on long petioles
. The flower has yellow petals, each up to 1.5 centimeters long, and a large, bulbous stigma
tip. The fruit is a leathery capsule 1 to 3 centimeters long.
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
known by the common name diffuseflower evening primrose. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several habitat types, especially in mountainous areas. It is a fleshy perennial herb growing from a taproot
Taproot
A taproot is an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward. It forms a center from which other roots sprout laterally.Plants with taproots are difficult to transplant...
and usually lacking a stem. The leaves are lance-shaped to oval and up to 22 centimeters long and are borne on long petioles
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
. The flower has yellow petals, each up to 1.5 centimeters long, and a large, bulbous stigma
Gynoecium
Gynoecium is most commonly used as a collective term for all carpels in a flower. A carpel is the ovule and seed producing reproductive organ in flowering plants. Carpels are derived from ovule-bearing leaves which evolved to form a closed structure containing the ovules...
tip. The fruit is a leathery capsule 1 to 3 centimeters long.