Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Oenothera elata subsp. hirsutissima |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Onagraceae |
| Family common name(s) | evening primrose; evening-primrose; evening primroses |
| Genus common name(s) | oenothera; evening-primrose; evening primrose; eveningprimrose; evening-primroses |
| Species common name(s) | great marsh evening-primrose; great marsh evening primrose; riparian primrose; Hooker's evening-primrose; Hooker's evening primrose; Hooker's primrose; Hooker's eveningprimrose; Hooker evening-primrose; Hooker evening primrose; Hooker eveningprimrose; Hooker primrose |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common evening-primrose, common evening primrose, common eveningprimrose, giant evening primrose, tall yellow evening-primrose, tall yellow evening primrose, tall evening-primrose, tall evening primrose are applied to multiple Oenothera taxa; hairy evening-primrose, hairy evening primrose, hairy eveningprimrose, hairy primrose, yellow evening-primrose, yellow evening primrose, yellow eveningprimrose are applied to multiple Onagraceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Hooker is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Hookers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Oenothera hookeri Torr. & A. Gray subsp. angustifolia (R.R. Gates) Munz; Oenothera hookeri Torr. & A. Gray subsp. grisea (Bartlett) Munz; Oenothera hookeri Torr. & A. Gray subsp. venusta (Bartlett) Munz |
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