Onagraceae
Meadow evening primrose
Oenothera pilosella
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أخدرية مرجية
- English
- Meadow evening primrose, Prairie sundrops
Synonyms
- Kneiffia fruticosa var. pilosella (Raf.) Britton
- Kneiffia pilosella A.Heller
- Kneiffia pratensis Small
- Kneiffia sumstinei Jenn.
- Oenothera fruticosa f. hirsuta (Torr. & A.Gray) H.Lév.
- Oenothera fruticosa var. hirsuta Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Oenothera fruticosa var. pilosella (Raf.) Small & A.Heller
- Oenothera pilosella f. laevigata E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Oenothera pratensis (Small) B.L.Rob.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.