Camissonia boothii Calflora

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Camissonia boothii (Douglas) P. H. Raven

(not an active name)

Booth's evening primrose, Booth's sun cup

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

also called Eremothera boothii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2157 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eremothera boothii

Information about Camissonia boothii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CABO7) 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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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: 04/26/2025).