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| THE EVENING-PRIMROSE FAMILY | ||
| These plants are perennial herbs or shrubs common to temperate and subtropical regions. Stems may be present or absent and when absent, all of the leaves are basal. Stem leaves are either alternate or opposite. Flowers can be solitary or in branched or unbranched clusters. The flowers have four sepals and petals and four or eight stamens. The ovary is inferior and is surrounded by a hypanthium. The hypanthium is the result of the fusion of part of the sepals, petals, and stamens.These plants are perennial herbs or shrubs common to temperate and subtropical regions. Stems may be present or absent and when absent, all of the leaves are basal. Stem leaves are either alternate or opposite. Flowers can be solitary or in branched or unbranched clusters. The flowers have four sepals and petals and four or eight stamens. The ovary is inferior and is surrounded by a hypanthium. The hypanthium is the result of the fusion of part of the sepals, petals, and stamens. | ||
| SHORTFLOWER SUNCUP | ||
| LATIN NAME: Camissonia brevifolia | ||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | ||
| Shortflower suncup resembles the common dandelion without its flower, though the two are not closely related. The leaves are in a basal rosette from taproots. The leaves are deeply lobed and covered in fine hairs. The flowers are solitary and on basal stalks. Each flower has four green sepals, four yellow petals and eight stamens. The fruit is a 4-winged capsule. | ||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | ||
| Shortflower suncup grows in moist to drying clay flats along shores or sloughs. | ||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | ||
| This species is found in southwestern Saskatchewan in the Mixed Grassland and Cypress Upland ecoregions. | ||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | ||
| Shortflower suncup is endangered because of rarity in Saskatchewan. It is restricted to one general region of the province and most local populations are small. Possible threats include occurrences in heavily populated areas, fragile habitats, or areas of possible planned developments. | ||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY SHORTFLOWER SUNCUP | ||
| * Are all of the leaves in a basal rosette? * Are the flowers small and yellow with the flower parts in fours? * Are the flowers on basal stalks? * Did you find it in southwestern Saskatchewan? | ||
| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found shortflower suncup! | ||
