Calflora Taxon Report
Oenothera flava  (A. Nelson) Garrett  ssp. flava 

(not an active name)

Dandelion evening primrose, Yellow evening primrose
photo on CalPhotos
2004 Steve Matson
photo on CalPhotos
2009 Trent M. Draper
Oenothera flava ssp. flava is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Oenothera flava
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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Parent: Oenothera flava
Genus: Oenothera
Family: Onagraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLavauxia flava
JEFOenothera flava
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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