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Camissonia bistorta (Torrey & A. Gray) Raven
Camissonia bistorta, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders [Lum/Walker].
Common names: California sun cup
Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Southern Oak Woodland
Habitat: coastal [Walker]
Elevation: between 0 and 1968 feet Family: Onagraceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
 Synonyms:
XWALK: Oenothera bistorta var. hallii
PLANTS + XWALK: Oenothera bistorta var. veitchiana
PLANTS + XWALK: Oenothera bistorta
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Camissonia found in California.
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Camissonia bistorta  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = CABI12) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 08, 2010).

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