Oenothera cespitosa ssp. crinita Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. crinita (Rydb.) Munz

Cespitose evening-primrose

2022 Ian Archer Winick

2017 Jim Morefield

2013 Martha Ashton-Sikora

2017 Jim Morefield

2013 Martha Ashton-Sikora

Oenothera cespitosa ssp. crinita is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (88 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Oenothera cespitosa
Genus:	Oenothera
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Oenothera cespitosa var. crinita

Information about Oenothera cespitosa ssp. crinita from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/01/2023).