Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata Calflora

Taxon Report

Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Hook. & Arn.) Munz

(not an active name)

Desert evening primrose, Large white desert primrose, White desert primrose

1997 Larry Blakely

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

also called Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~217 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JM93	Oenothera caespitosa var. longiflora
PLANTS	Oenothera caespitosa var. marginata
PLANTS	Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata
PLANTS	Oenothera cespitosa var. marginata
JEF	Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata

Information about Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (OECAM4) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/28/2024).