Oenothera rosea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera rosea L'Hér ex Aiton

Pink evening primrose, Rose evening primrose

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Barbara Boethling

2014 Jesse Rorabaugh

Oenothera rosea is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~40 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Oenothera rosea from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OERO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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: 07/19/2025).