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Species Details

Camissonia kernensis ssp. kernensis

Kern County evening-primrose

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Camissonia kernensis (Munz) Raven ssp. kernensis
Common Name:
Kern County evening-primrose
Family: Onagraceae
Element Code: PDONA030V2
USDA Plants Symbol: CAKEK
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4T3
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1980-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-09-27

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
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Elevation:
790 - 2130 meters
2590 - 6990 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Joshua tree "woodland"
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Granitic
  • Gravelly (sometimes)
  • Sandy (sometimes)

  Notes

Notes:
See American Journal of Botany 18:737 (1931) for original description, Brittonia 16:284 (1964) for revised nomenclature, and Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 37(5):309-310 (1969) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cane Canyon (3511852), Cinco (3511831), Claraville (3511843), Cross Mountain (3511832), El Paso Peaks (3511746), Freeman Junction (3511758), Horse Canyon (3511851), Lake Isabella North (3511864), Lamont Peak (3511871), Mojave (3511812), Owens Peak (3511768), Pinyon Mtn. (3511842), Ridgecrest South (3511756), Walker Pass (3511861), Weldon (3511863), Yucca Valley North (3411624)
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.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 20 April 2024].