PLANTS Profile for Oenothera caespitosa (tufted evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.
tufted evening primrose

Symbol:

OECA10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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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 notification of the copyright holder.

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Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

OECE2

Oenothera cespitosa Nutt., orth. var.

Distribution:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 65 species in Oenothera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa
tufted evening primrose

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. crinita
tufted evening primrose

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. macroglottis
tufted evening primrose

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata
tufted evening primrose

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. navajoensis
Navajo evening primrose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

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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 caespitosa Nutt. – tufted evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

The related entities 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.

Washington:
Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa
cespitose evening-primrose		Sensitive
Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata
tufted evening-primrose		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565328.

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 09:53 PM MDT