Herbs slender, usually branched distally, usually strigillose, sometimes also villous proximally. Flowers: buds not individually reflexed, without free tips or with apical free tips less than 1 mm; floral tube yellow inside, 4–5 mm; petals often with red dots near base, fading yellow to orange, 7–12 mm; anthers 4–6 mm. Capsules 20–42 mm; pedicel 2–10 mm. 2n = 14.

Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Dry flats, desert pavement, with Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea.
Elevation: 70–1100 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah.

Discussion

Subspecies pallidula occurs in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts from Washington County, Utah, to southeastern Inyo County, California, south to River­side County, California, Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. It hybridizes with Chylismia claviformis subspp. aurantiaca and peeblesii, as well as with C. multijuga.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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