Tetrapteron graciliflorum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tetrapteron graciliflorum (Hook. & Arn.) W.L. Wagner & Hoch

Hill sun cup

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

also called Camissonia graciliflora


	Plant Range Observation Search ~502 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Camissonia graciliflora
JEF	Oenothera graciliflora

Information about Tetrapteron graciliflorum 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 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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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).