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fragrant evening primrose

Oenothera cespitosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 57, February 50, March 68, April 268, May 437, June 150, July 88, August 75, September 70, October 53, November 46, December 46.
United States5,769
Utah2,765
Colorado2,313
Arizona1,058
Nevada880
New Mexico727
California692
Idaho518
Wyoming488
Canada431

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordermyrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales
Familyevening primrose family · Onagraceae
Genusevening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms · Oenothera

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