Oenothera californica ssp. avita Calflora

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Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. avita W. M. Klein

California evening primrose

2016 Diane Etchison

2024 Mike Russler

2015 Keir Morse

2015 Barry Rice

2014 John Doyen

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


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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

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PLANTS	Oenothera avita

Information about Oenothera californica ssp. avita from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (OECAA2) 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/12/2025).