Camissonia contorta Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1420

Camissonia contorta (Douglas) Kearney

Contorted sun cup, Plains evening primrose

2009 Keir Morse

2021 Helen Hancock

2019 Mary Gerbic

2009 Keir Morse

2015 Debra L. Cook

2014 Jean Pawek

Camissonia contorta, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Camissonia

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Oenothera contorta
JEF + PLANTS	Oenothera cruciata
PLANTS	Oenothera dentata
JEF	Oenothera strigulosa

More information about Camissonia contorta


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CACO34) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/21/2021).