Oenothera californica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5886

Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

California evening primrose, California primrose

2001 Larry Blakely

2016 Yana Marshall

2009 Stanley Spencer

2006 J. G. Riend

2015 Wynn Anderson

Oenothera californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (778 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Oenothera
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. avita ... ssp. californica ... ssp. eurekensis

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Oenothera californica


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OECA2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/06/2021).