Latin name: Camissoniopsis hirtella (E. Greene) W.L.
  Wagner & Hoch
  Pronunciation: kam-is-own-ee-OP-sis hir-TEL-a

  Common name: Hairy sun cup
  Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
  Habitat: Brush places, often post-burn, coastal
  sage scrub, chaparral, Baja to central California

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Camissoniopsis
  2) hirtella

  Formerly Camissonia hirtella
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