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California evening primrose
Oenothera avita
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Birdcage Evening PrimroseOenothera deltoides
fragrant evening primroseOenothera cespitosa
PinkladiesOenothera speciosa
White-stem Evening PrimroseOenothera albicaulis
Pale Evening PrimroseOenothera pallida
Oenothera arizonica
desert evening-primroseOenothera primiveris
Fourwing Evening PrimroseOenothera tetraptera
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,338 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,046 |
| Nevada | 260 |
| Mexico | 204 |
| Baja California | 201 |
| Arizona | 18 |
| Utah | 8 |
| Sonora | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | evening primrose family · Onagraceae |
| Genus | evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms · Oenothera |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise California evening primrose with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.