Species Details

Camissoniopsis lewisii

Lewis' evening-primrose

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Classification

Scientific Name: Camissoniopsis lewisii (P.H. Raven) W.L. Wagner & Hoch
Common Name: Lewis' evening-primrose
Family:	Onagraceae
Element Code:	PDONA030X0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Camissonia lewisii

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-09-27

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May(Jun)

Elevation:
0 - 300 meters
0 - 985 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Cismontane woodland
Coastal dunes
Coastal scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Move to List 4? Location, rarity, and endangerment information needed. Possibly threatened by erosion and recreational activities. Dried material difficult to identify; apparently other taxa are often misidentified as C. lewisii. See Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 37(5):275 (1969) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy: Dried material difficult to identify; apparently other taxa are often misidentified as C. lewisii.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA)*, San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alpine (3211677), Anaheim (3311778), Black Star Canyon (3311776), Del Mar (3211782), Encinitas (3311713), Fallbrook (3311743), Hollywood (3411813), Imperial Beach (3211751), Inglewood (3311883), La Jolla (3211772), Los Alamitos (3311871), Morro Hill (3311733), National City (3211761), Newport Beach (3311768), Oceanside (3311724), Orange (3311777), Point Dume (3411817), Point Loma (3211762), Prado Dam (3311786), Rancho Santa Fe (3311712), San Luis Rey (3311723), San Pedro (3311863), San Vicente Reservoir (3211688), Seal Beach (3311861), Tustin (3311767), Venice (3311884)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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