Onagraceae

Beach evening primrose

Oenothera drummondii Hook.

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera

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Beach evening primrose (Oenothera drummondii) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: أخدرية دروموندية
Basque: Itsas oenetera
Chinese: 海边月见草, 海邊月見草, 夜來香, 待宵花, 月見草, 海滨月见草, 海芙蓉
English: Beach evening primrose, Beach evening-primrose
Hebrew: נר-הלילה החופי
Swedish: Sommarnattljus

Synonyms

Oenothera drummondii var. typica Munz
Oenothera sinuata var. drummondii (Hook.) H.Lév.
Raimannia drummondii (Hook.) Rose ex Sprague & L.Riley

Flowers

In flower: August to June (from 377 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Troy Murphy, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ximenex, CC BY-SA 2.1, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilles Salama, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tortie tude, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Claude Ringenbach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 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.