Onagraceae
Pale evening primrose
Oenothera pallida
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pale evening primrose, Pale evening-primrose
Synonyms
- Anogra pallida (Lindl.) Britton
- Baumannia douglasiana Spach
- Oenothera albicaulis var. pallida (Lindl.) H.Lév.
- Oenothera pallida var. typica Munz
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 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.