Onagraceae
Narrowleaf evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 灌木月见草
- English
- Narrowleaf evening primrose, Shrubby sundrops, Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Swedish
- Gullnattljus/klubbnattljus
Synonyms
- Kneiffia allenii Small
- Kneiffia angustifolia Spach
- Kneiffia arenicola Small
- Kneiffia brevistipata Pennell
- Kneiffia floribunda Spach
- Kneiffia fruticosa (L.) Spach ex Raim.
- Kneiffia fruticosa var. differta Millsp.
- Kneiffia fruticosa var. humifusa Pennell
- Kneiffia fruticosa var. unguiculata (Fem.) Moldenke
- Kneiffia linearis Spach
- Kneiffia linearis var. allenii Britton
- Kneiffia longipedicellata Small
- Kneiffia maculata Spach
- Kneiffia riparia Walp.
- Kneiffia semiglandulosa Pennell
- Kneiffia subglobosa Small
- Kneiffia suffruticosa Spach
- Kneiffia tetragona var. longistipata Pennell
- Kneiffia velutina Pennell
- Oenothera arenicola (Small) Coker
- Oenothera florida Salisb.
- Oenothera frutescens hort. ex Jacques
- Oenothera fruticosa f. angustifolia H.Lév.
- Oenothera fruticosa f. diversifolia H.Lév.
- Oenothera fruticosa f. lucida H.Lév.
- Oenothera fruticosa f. phyllopus (Hook.) Voss
- Oenothera fruticosa f. sessilicarpa H.Lév.
- Oenothera fruticosa var. eamesii S.F.Blake
- Oenothera fruticosa var. fruticosa
- Oenothera fruticosa var. goodmanii Munz
- Oenothera fruticosa var. humifusa Allen
- Oenothera fruticosa var. linearifolia Hook.
- Oenothera fruticosa var. linearis (Michx.) S.Watson
- Oenothera fruticosa var. microcarpa Fernald
- Oenothera fruticosa var. phyllopus Hook.
- Oenothera fruticosa var. subglobosa (Small) Munz
- Oenothera fruticosa var. unguiculata Fernald
- Oenothera fruticosa var. vera Hook.
- Oenothera fruticosa var. youngii L.H.Bailey
- Oenothera linearis Michx.
and 15 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.