Calflora Taxon Report
Camissonia bistorta  (Torr. & A. Gray) P. H. Raven

(not an active name)
California sun cup
Camissonia bistorta is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
also called Camissoniopsis bistorta
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
Genus: Camissonia
Family: Onagraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSOenothera bistorta var. veitchiana
PLANTSOenothera bistorta
JEFCamissoniopsis bistorta
Information about Camissonia bistorta from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (CABI12)

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