Onagraceae
Plains evening primrose
Camissonia contorta
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Camissonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Plains evening primrose
Synonyms
- Camissonia contorta var. pubens (S.Watson) Kearney
- Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. contorta (Douglas ex Lehm.) H.Lév.
- Oenothera contorta Douglas ex Lehm.
- Oenothera contorta var. contorta
- Oenothera contorta var. typica Munz
- Sphaerostigma contortum var. greenei Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.