Calflora Taxon Report
Oenothera cespitosa  Nutt.
Fragrant evening-primrose
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2019 Madena Asbell
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2019 Madena Asbell
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2016 Keir Morse
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2019 Madena Asbell
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Geoff Burleigh
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2017 Jim Morefield
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2022 Ian Archer Winick
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Geoff Burleigh
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Geoff Burleigh
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2017 Jim Morefield
Oenothera cespitosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Oenothera
Family: Onagraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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