Onagraceae
Argentine evening primrose
Oenothera mollissima
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أخدرية صينية
- English
- Argentine evening primrose
Synonyms
- Oenothera holosericea Tausch
- Oenothera mollissima var. genuina Hassl.
- Oenothera mollissima var. grandiflora Micheli
- Oenothera nocturna Willd. ex Spreng.
- Onagra mollissima Moench
- Raimannia mollissima (L.) Sprague & L.Riley
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, 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.