Camissonia lacustris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Camissonia lacustris P. H. Raven

Grassland suncup, Lakebed sun cup

2021 Ryan O'Dell

2022 Ryan O'Dell

2021 Ryan O'Dell

2019 Ryan O'Dell

Camissonia lacustris is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~68 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Camissonia
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 5 - broad endemic

Habitat: grassland, woodland, volcanic

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Camissonia lacustris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CALA39) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[explorer.natureserve.org] Threats: This species is considered to have high threats due to urbanization, land conversion to agriculture, and non-native annual grass invasion (O'Dell et al. 2022). Most occurrences are on private land (O'Dell et al. 2022). (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links null:!null:!null:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/12/2025).