Onagraceae
Cutleaf evening primrose
Oenothera laciniata
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- أخدرية رثة
- Chinese
- 裂叶月见草, 裂葉月見草
- English
- Cutleaf evening primrose, Ragged evening primrose
- Finnish
- Liuskahelokki
- Japanese
- コマツヨイグサ
- Russian
- Ослинник разрезнолистный
- Swedish
- Fliknattljus
Synonyms
- Oenothera laciniata var. laciniata
- Oenothera laciniata var. typica Munz
- Oenothera minima Pursh
- Oenothera repanda Medik.
- Oenothera sinuata L.
- Oenothera sinuata subvar. helleriana H.Lév.
- Oenothera viscosa Raf.
- Onagra sinuata (L.) Moench
- Raimannia laciniata (Hill) Rose ex Britton & A.Br.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 1,196 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rebecca Gimenez Husted, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Josh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ffaarr assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Corey Farwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 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.