Oenothera californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

California evening primrose, California primrose

2019 Julie Ann Watson

2020 Mitchell Coleman

2016 Yana Marshall

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

2009 Stanley Spencer

2006 J. G. Riend

2015 Wynn Anderson

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


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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. avita ... ssp. californica ... ssp. eurekensis
Genus:	Oenothera
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Oenothera californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OECA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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: 05/30/2023).