Oenothera cespitosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera cespitosa Nutt.

Fragrant evening-primrose

2019 Madena Asbell

2016 Keir Morse

2019 Madena Asbell

Geoff Burleigh

2017 Jim Morefield

2010 Mary Winter

2007 Mary Winter

2022 Ian Archer Winick

2017 Jim Morefield

Geoff Burleigh

2013 Debra L. Cook

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~261 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. crinita ... ssp. marginata
Genus:	Oenothera
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Information about Oenothera cespitosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape 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: 11/21/2024).