CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Camissonia kernensis ssp. kernensis

Common Name:	Kern County evening-primrose
Family:	Onagraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDONA030V2
Full Name:	Camissonia kernensis (Munz) Raven ssp. kernensis
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CAKEK

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: March - May Habitat: sandy or gravelly, granitic. • Chaparral • Joshua tree woodland • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 Uncommon in California .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S3.3 S3: Vulnerable. .3: No current threats known. Global Rank: G4T3 T3: Vulnerable. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences:
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated

This data is not available for all Rare Plant Rank 3 and 4 plants.

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. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1980-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 790 - 2130 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Kern (KRN), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Owens Peak (258B) 35117F8

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Quad data is not available for all List 3 and 4 plants. For those that do contain this data, it has not been quality controlled and is potentially incomplete, inaccurate, and/or out of date. Please use caution when referencing this information. We are currently working hard to maintain this data and hope to provide accurate and up to date information in the near future.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

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Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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