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Pronunciation: ee-no-THEER-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka a-VEE-ta
Common name: Desert evening primrose
Family:Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Dry plains, sandy or gravelly areas below 6000', desert scrub to pinyon-juniper woodlands, mostly Mojave Desert north
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Oenothera 2) californica 3) avita