Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia (Spreng.) W.L. Wagner & Hoch

Beach evening-primrose

Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1484 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. cheiranthifolia ... ssp. suffruticosa
Genus:	Camissoniopsis
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia
JEF	Camissonia cheiranthifolia
JEF	Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. nitida
JEF	Oenothera cheiranthifolia

Information about Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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 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: 03/29/2025).