Latin name: Chylismia claviformis (Torr. & Frém.)
  A. Heller ssp. aurantiaca (Munz) W.L. Wagner &
  Hoch
  Pronunciation: chy-LIS-mee-a kla-vi-FOR-mis
  aw-ran-TIE-a-ka
  Common name: Browneyes
  Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
  Habitat: Creosote bush scrub, sandy flats and washes
  to 3000', deserts
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Chylismia
  2) claviformis 3) aurantiaca
  Formerly Camissonia claviformis ssp. aurantiaca
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