Oenothera caespitosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

(not an active name)

Fragrant evening primrose

2019 Jennifer Poore

Gerald and Buff Corsi2000 California Academy of Sciences

2019 Matt Berger

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

also called Oenothera cespitosa


	Plant Range Observation Search ~101 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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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 PLANTS

Information about Oenothera caespitosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (OECA10) 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: 11/21/2024).