Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose
Camissonia claviformis
Brown-Eyed Evening Primrose is an annual plant growing from a basal rosette of long oval leaves and producing stems often exceeding half a meter in height
Range
Mojave, Sonoran and Great Basin deserts
Habitat
Open, sandy desert washes and plains below 6500 feet.
Flowers
White with brown center
Photo tips: Most digital point-and-shoot cameras have a macro function - usually symbolized by the icon of a little flower. When you turn on that function, you allow your camera to get closer to the subject, looking into a flower for example. Or getting up close and personal with a bug. More on desert photography.
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