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California primrose
Eulobus californicus
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
Dune SuncupsEulobus crassifolius
BrowneyesChylismia claviformis
California sun cupCamissoniopsis bistorta
Mojave SuncupCamissonia campestris
sandysoil suncupCamissonia strigulosa
tall evening primroseOenothera elata
Golden SuncupChylismia brevipes
Desert TrumpetEriogonum inflatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 6,659 |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,439 |
| Arizona | 1,032 |
| Mexico | 163 |
| Baja California | 154 |
| Nevada | 29 |
| Sonora | 9 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
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 | Eulobus |
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 primrose with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.