Onagraceae

Biennial beeblossom

Oenothera gaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 阔果山桃草, 山桃草
English: Biennial beeblossom

Synonyms

Gaura biennis L.
Gaura biennis var. biennis
Gaura biennis var. typica Munz
Gaura pitcheri Picker. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Gaura pitcheri Small

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.