Onagraceae
Lewis River suncup
Camissonia parvula
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Camissonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lewis River suncup
Synonyms
- Oenothera contorta var. flexuosa (A.Nelson) Munz
- Oenothera parvula Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Oenothera parvula Nutt.
- Sphaerostigma contortum var. flexuosum A.Nelson
- Sphaerostigma filiforme A.Nelson
- Sphaerostigma flexuosum (A.Nelson) Rydb.
- Sphaerostigma parvulum (Nutt.) Walp.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.