Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Camissonia pallida (Abrams) P. H. Raven ssp. pallida

(not an active name)

Pale sun cup, Paleyellow suncup

2008 Neal Kramer

2010 Thomas Stoughton

Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida


	Plant Range Observation Search ~672 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Oenothera abramsii
PLANTS	Oenothera micrantha var. exfoliata
PLANTS	Sphaerostigma pallida
JEF	Camissoniopsis pallida ssp. pallida

Information about Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPAP5) 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 05/15/2025).