Camissonia lewisii Calflora

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Camissonia lewisii P. H. Raven

(not an active name)

Lewis' evening primrose, Lewis's evening primrose

Camissonia lewisii is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Camissoniopsis lewisii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~182 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Camissoniopsis lewisii

Information about Camissonia lewisii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CALE26) 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: 05/08/2025).