Calflora
Taxon  Report   11446    
Camissoniopsis bistorta  (Torr. & A. Gray) W.L. Wagner & Hoch
California sun cup
Camissoniopsis bistorta, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
also called Camissonia bistorta
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Bloom Period
Family: Onagraceae  
Genus: Camissoniopsis

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFCamissonia bistorta
JEFOenothera bistorta var. veitchiana
JEFOenothera bistorta
JEFOenothera heterophylla
More information about  Camissoniopsis bistorta
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/17/2021).