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San Benito Evening-primrose
Camissonia benitensis
  
About San Benito Evening-primrose (Camissonia benitensis) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Camissonia benitensis is a species of evening primrose known by the common name San Benito evening primrose. It is endemic to California, where its range includes far southern San Benito County, far western Fresno County, and far eastern Monterey County. The species is categorized as a strict serpentine endemic, meaning that it is always found growing on serpentine soils; however, at least four populations of the species are known to occur on shale substrates. Serpentine is an ultramafic rock. It weathers to produce soils with characteristically low levels of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium, and high levels of magnesium and heavy metals including nickel and chromium. A major, consistent chemical feature of serpentine soil is a bioavailable calcium:magnesium ratio much less than 1.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
1.2 - 7.9 in tall

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 16.7" - 23.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.30" - 0.69", Coldest Month: 43.3" - 49.1", Hottest Month: 65.2" - 72.8", Humidity: 3.11" - 22.70", Elevation: 2376" - 4692"

Alternative Names
Common Names: San Benito Evening Primrose, San Benito Suncup


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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