Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & A. Gray) W. Dietr. & W. L. Wagner

Common evening primrose, Evening primrose, Hooker's evening primrose

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


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Oenothera biennis var. hookeri
JEF + PLANTS	Oenothera hookeri ssp. montereyensis
PLANTS	Oenothera hookeri

Information about Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OEELH2) 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: 03/30/2025).