Calflora
Taxon  Report   1387    
Camissonia bistorta  (Torr. & A. Gray) P. H. Raven  
(no longer an active name)
California sun cup
Camissonia bistorta, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders.
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
Family: ONAGRACEAE  
Genus: Camissonia

Habitat: coastal

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

JEF other name:
Camissoniopsis bistorta

 Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Oenothera bistorta var. veitchiana
PLANTS: Oenothera bistorta
NOTE: Camissonia bistorta is no longer an active name.
More information about  Camissonia bistorta

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: Jan 28, 2021).