Pronunciation: kam-is-OWN-ee-a ker-NEN-sis
Common name: Kern sun cup
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Sandy slopes, flats and washes, north and
west Mojave Desert, Kern Co.
Blooming period: May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Camissonia
2) kernensis
Two ssps. (gilmanii and kernensis) in SoCal