Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia

Family: Onagraceae · Type: perennial · Native

beach evening primrose is a California native perennial found in northern coastal, central coastal, and Channel Islands bioregions on sandy slopes, flats, and coastal dunes at elevations below 100 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces yellow flowers with petals 6 to 11 millimeters long. Growing with sparse to rarely dense silvery hairs, the plant forms low-spreading stems with a delicate structure. Its leaves are somewhat narrow and lance-shaped, arranged alternately along the stems. The flower's hypanthium measures 2.1 to 4.2 millimeters long, with small anthers approximately 1 to 1.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Sandy slopes, flats, coastal dunes

Bloom period: Apr-Aug

Elevation: < 100 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo, ChI

California counties: San Luis Obispo, Alameda, Del Norte, Sacramento, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Mendocino, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Ventura, San Francisco, Orange, San Diego, Solano

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