Camissoniopsis bistorta
(Torr. & A. Gray) W.L. Wagner & Hoch
California sun cup
Camissoniopsis bistorta is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: The type specimen was collected by Thomas Nuttall on his 1836 voyage to San Diego. The name bistorta means "twice-twisted," referring to the fact that the fruit does a double turn.[3] Phylogenetic analysis place this species in a clade with Camissoniopsis hirtella and Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia.[5] It hybridizes with C. cheiranthifolia subsp. suffruticosa. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
