PLANTS Profile for Oenothera californica (California evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson
California evening primrose

Symbol:

OECA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

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Distribution:
Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson


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USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. avita W. Klein. . Image Available.

Oenothera californica ssp. avita
California evening primrose

Distribution of Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. californica. .

Oenothera californica ssp. californica
California evening primrose

Distribution of Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson ssp. eurekensis (Munz & Roos) W. Klein. . Image Available.

Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis
Eureka Dunes evening primrose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus	Oenothera L. – evening primrose
Species	Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson – California evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Oenothera avita ssp. eurekensis [=OECAE2]
Eureka Valley evening-primrose		Endangered
California:
Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis
Eureka Dunes evening-primrose		Rare

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565329.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:05 PM CDT