Camissonia campestris subsp. campestris

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Camissonia campestris is a California native annual found in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Valley, central western California, eastern southwestern California, and Mojave Desert in open sandy flats, desert scrub, and inland grassland at elevations below 2,000 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces yellow flowers in small clusters. Growing with generally erect stems up to 30 centimeters tall, it spreads in delicate, open formations across sandy landscapes. Its leaves are narrow and linear to elliptic, with fine, minute serrations along the edges. The small bright yellow flowers emerge from slender stems, creating delicate patterns across its open habitats.

Habitat: Open sandy flats, desert scrub, inland grassland

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 2000 m

Bioregions: SNF, GV, CW, e SW, DMoj.

California counties: Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Ventura, Inyo, Merced, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, Tulare, Fresno, Contra Costa, Stanislaus, Madera, Kings, Santa Barbara, Mariposa, San Benito, Tuolumne, Monterey, El Dorado, Imperial, San Diego, Yuba, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.