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Oenothera
Oenothera is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to the true primroses (genus Primula).
23 branches of this group, most-observed first
common evening-primrose
speciesOenothera biennis
tall evening primrose
speciesOenothera elata
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
speciesOenothera glazioviana
northern evening-primrose
speciesOenothera parviflora
hairy evening primrose
speciesOenothera villosa
Red-stalked evening primrose
speciesOenothera rubricaulis
Oakes' Evening-primrose
speciesOenothera oakesiana
long-stem evening-primrose
speciesOenothera longissima
Oenothera ersteinensis
speciesOenothera ersteinensis
intermediate evening-primrose
hybridOenothera × fallax
Oenothera stucchii
speciesOenothera stucchii
shale barren evening primrose
speciesOenothera argillicola
Wolf's Evening Primrose
speciesOenothera wolfii
Trumpet Evening Primrose
speciesOenothera jamesii
Nodding Evening-Primose
speciesOenothera nutans
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
speciesOenothera grandiflora
Oenothera × drawertii
hybridOenothera × drawertii
Oenothera × moravica
hybridOenothera × moravica
Oenothera × braunii
hybridOenothera × braunii
Oenothera × acutifolia
hybridOenothera × acutifolia
Oenothera × heiniana
hybridOenothera × heiniana
Oenothera × polgari
hybridOenothera × polgari
Oenothera × clavifera
hybridOenothera × clavifera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1654969.