Latin name: Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S.
  Watson ssp. eurekensis (Munz & Roos) Klein
  Pronunciation: ee-no-THEER-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
  your-ee-KEN-sis

  Common name: Eureka Dunes evening primrose
  Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
  Habitat: Sand dunes, creosote bush scrub, endemic
  to Eureka Dunes

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Oenothera
  2) californica
 3) eurekensis
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