Platystemon californicus Calflora

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Platystemon californicus Benth.

Cream cups, Creamcups

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2463 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. ciliatus
Genus:	Platystemon
Family:	Papaveraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 1.7 - weak indicator

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Oak Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Platystemon arizonicus
JEF + PLANTS	Platystemon californicus var. crinitus
JEF + PLANTS	Platystemon californicus var. horridulus
JEF + PLANTS	Platystemon californicus var. nutans
JEF + PLANTS	Platystemon californicus var. ornithopus
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Information about Platystemon californicus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLCA5) 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: 03/28/2025).