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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 cespitosa subsp. marginata |
| 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) | caespitose evening-primrose; caespitose evening primrose; cespitose evening-primrose; cespitose evening primrose; cespitose eveningprimrose; tufted evening-primrose; tufted evening primrose; tufted eveningprimrose; white tufted evening primrose; white-tufted evening primrose; tufted white evening primrose; tufted primrose; white stemless evening-primrose; white stemless evening primrose; stemless western primrose; cushion evening primrose; scapose primrose; gumbo evening-primrose; gumbo evening primrose; great white evening primrose; white desert evening primrose; butte evening-primrose; butte evening primrose; butte primrose; rock-rose evening-primrose; rock rose evening primrose; handkerchief plant; morning-lily; morning lily |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | long-tube evening-primrose, long-tube evening primrose, stemless evening-primrose, stemless evening primrose, white desert-primrose, white desert primrose, fragrant evening-primrose, fragrant evening primrose, prairie primrose are applied to multiple Oenothera taxa; desert primrose, desert-primrose, desert evening primrose, desert evening-primrose, desert eveningprimrose, white evening-primrose, white evening primrose, hairy evening-primrose, hairy evening primrose, hairy eveningprimrose are applied to multiple Onagraceae taxa; gumbo lily, gumbo-lily, rock-rose, rock rose, rockrose, desert rockrose, white primrose are applied to taxa in multiple families |
