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Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. suffruticosa
Photo is of parent taxon

shrubby beach primrose
Stems

woody at least at base, ascending, usually densely silvery strigillose.
Flowers

floral tube 5–8.5 mm;

sepals 6–11.5 mm;

petals (10–)12–20 mm; episepalous filaments 5–8 mm, epipetalous filaments 3–6 mm, anthers 2.2–3 mm;

style 13–23 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.
2n

= 14.

Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. suffruticosa
Phenology Flowering Jan–Aug.
Habitat Coastal sandy slopes, dunes, and flats.
Elevation 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion

Subspecies suffruticosa occurs from near Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, and San Nicolas Island, south to near San Quintín and Isla San Martín, Baja California, Mexico (P. H. Raven 1969). The subspecies hybridizes with C. bistorta in areas of near sympatry.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Camissoniopsis > Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
Sibling taxa
C. cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia
Synonyms Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. suffruticosa, Camissonia cheiranthifolia subsp. suffruticosa, O. spiralis var. linearis, O. spiralis var. viridescens, Sphaerostigma spirale var. viridescens, S. viridescens
Name authority (S. Watson) W. L. Wagner & Hoch: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 204. (2007)
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