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Kern County evening primrose

Habit Herbs compact, villous throughout and sparsely glandular puberulent.
Stems

5–15(–22) cm.

Leaves

proximalmost often clustered near base.

Capsules

pedicel 3–15 mm.

2n

= 14.

Camissonia kernensis subsp. kernensis

Phenology Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat Sandy slopes, flats, often with Artemisia tridentata and Yucca brevifolia.
Elevation 700–2100 m. (2300–6900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies kernensis is known only from northeastern Kern County where it is sometimes locally abundant.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Camissonia > Camissonia kernensis
Sibling taxa
C. kernensis subsp. gilmanii
Name authority unknown
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