brevipes
Pronunciation: chy-LIS-mee-a BREV-i-pees
Common name: Yellow cups
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Dry washes and sandy or rocky slopes below
5000', joshua tree woodland, creosote bush scrub
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Chylismia
2) brevipes
Formerly Camissonia brevipes ssp. brevipes