Calflora
Taxon  Report   1437 
Camissonia minor  (Nelson) Raven  (not an active name; please see Eremothera minor)
Nelson's evening primrose,  Small evening primrose
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Camissonia minor, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
It was included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [2.3] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   7th Edition  /  8th Edition

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Camissonia minor
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Family: ONAGRACEAE  
Genus: Camissonia
Community:
Sagebrush Scrub
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 + CNPS accepted name: Eremothera minor
Alternate Names:
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PLANTS: Oenothera minor var. cusickii
PLANTS: Oenothera minor
PLANTS: Sphaerostigma minor
NOTE: Camissonia minor is not an active name in the Calflora species table.
More information about  Camissonia minor
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
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Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

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USDA PLANTS Profile (CAMI23)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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