Calflora Taxon Report
Chylismia claviformis  (Torr. & Frém.) A. Heller  ssp. cruciformis  cruciformis (Kellogg) W.L. Wagner & Hoch
Cruciform evening-primrose
Chylismia claviformis ssp. cruciformis is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Camissonia claviformis ssp. cruciformis
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~37 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Parent: Chylismia claviformis
Genus: Chylismia
Family: Onagraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSCamissonia claviformis ssp. cruciformis
JEFOenothera claviformis ssp. citrina
JEFOenothera claviformis ssp. cruciformis
Information about Chylismia claviformis ssp. cruciformis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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