Onagraceae
South American evening primrose
Oenothera pubescens
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- أخدرية وبرية
- English
- South American evening primrose
- Persian
- اوئنترا پابنسنس
Synonyms
- Anogra amplexicaulis Wooton & Standl.
- Oenothera amplexicaulis (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr.
- Oenothera laciniata subsp. pubescens (Willd.) Munz
- Oenothera laciniata subsp. pubescens (Willd. ex Spreng.) Munz
- Oenothera laciniata var. pubescens Munz
- Oenothera nyctaginiifolia Small
- Oenothera stuebelii Hieron.
- Raimannia colimae Rose ex Sprague & L.Riley
- Raimannia confusa Rose ex Sprague & L.Riley
- Raimannia nyctaginiifolia (Small) A.Heller
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Fourwing evening primroseOenothera tetrapteraOnagraceae
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.