Chylismia claviformis ssp. cruciformis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chylismia claviformis (Torr. & Frém.) A. Heller ssp. cruciformis cruciformis (Kellogg) W.L. Wagner & Hoch

Cruciform evening-primrose

2003 Yulan Tong

2010 Bill Harnach

Chylismia claviformis ssp. cruciformis is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Camissonia claviformis ssp. cruciformis

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~32 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Chylismia claviformis
Genus:	Chylismia
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Camissonia claviformis ssp. cruciformis
JEF	Oenothera claviformis ssp. citrina
JEF	Oenothera claviformis ssp. cruciformis

Information about Chylismia claviformis ssp. cruciformis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 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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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).