ssp. desertorum (Munz) Raven
Pronunciation: kam-is-OWN-ee-a BOOTH-ee-eye
des-er-TOR-um
Common name: Desert sun cup
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Open places to 6000', sandy or gravelly
slopes and washes, creosote bush scrub, Mojave
and northern Colorado Deserts
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Camissonia
2) boothii 3) desertorum