Oenothera flava ssp. flava Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett ssp. flava

(not an active name)

Dandelion evening primrose, Yellow evening primrose

Oenothera flava ssp. flava is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Oenothera flava


	Plant Range Observation Search ~23 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lavauxia flava
JEF	Oenothera flava

Information about Oenothera flava ssp. flava from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (OEFLF) 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: 05/13/2025).