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Onagraceae

Great basin-mooncup

Chylismiella pterosperma (S.Watson) W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Chylismiella

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Great basin-mooncup: pygmy primrose, Chylismiella pterosperma, California, White Mountains, Pellisier Creek, Hammil Valley - Owens Valley drainage, elevation 1769 m (5805 ft). Forme
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Great basin-mooncup, Wing-fruit suncup, Wingfruit suncup, Wingseed suncup

Synonyms

  • Camissonia pterosperma (S.Watson) P.H.Raven
  • Chylismia pterosperma (S.Watson) Small
  • Kneiffia chrysantha Spach
  • Oenothera pterosperma S.Watson
  • Sphaerostigma pterospermum (S.Watson) A.Nelson

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.