Onagraceae
Showy evening primrose
Oenothera grandis
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Showy evening primrose
- Russian
- Ослинник большой
Synonyms
- Oenothera laciniata var. grandiflora (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.
- Oenothera laciniata var. grandis Britton
- Oenothera laciniata var. occidentalis Small
- Oenothera sinuata var. grandiflora S.Watson
- Oenothera sinuata var. grandis Britton
- Raimannia grandis (Smyth) Rose ex Sprague & L.Riley
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tamberly Conway, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tamberly Conway, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tamberly Conway, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tamberly Conway, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tamberly Conway, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Melissa Mullins, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katherine Parys, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katherine Parys, CC BY 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.