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Camissonia bistorta (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) P.H. Raven

Camissonia bistorta (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) P.H. Raven

Camissoniopsis bistorta
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Camissonia bistorta (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) P.H. Raven. Camissoniopsis bistorta is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names southern suncup and California suncup. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in several types of plant community along the coast and in the coastal hills and mountain ranges. This is a hairy annual or short-lived perennial herb spreading from a basal rosette, with stems reaching up to 80 centimeters long. The leaves are narrow and sometimes toothed, and 1 to 12 centimeters in length. Toward the end of the spreading stems are nodding inflorescences of flowers, each flower with four bright yellow petals dotted with red at their bases.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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