Onagraceae
Rose evening primrose
Oenothera rosea
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- أخدرية وردية
- arz
- اخدريه ورديه
- Chinese
- 夕化妝, 粉花月见草, 粉花月見草, 红花月见草
- Czech
- Pupalka růžová
- English
- Rose evening primrose
- Hebrew
- נר-הלילה הוורוד, נר הלילה הוורוד, נר הלילה הורוד, נר-הלילה הורוד
- Japanese
- ユウゲショウ, アカバナユウゲショウ
- Quechua
- Qhichwa yawar ch'unqa, Q'iswa yawar ch'unqa, Qeswa yawar ch'onqa, Qheswa yawar ch'onqa, Qhiswa yawar ch'unqa, Qhiswa yawar chunqa, Qiswa yawar ch'unqa, Qiswa yawar chunqa
- Spanish
- Amapola de campo, Clameria, Clamería, Hartamnnia rosea, Hierba del orin, Hierba del orín, Tapacola, Tarapeni
Synonyms
- Gaura epilobia Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.
- Godetia heucki Phil.
- Hartmannia affinis Spach
- Hartmannia gauroides Spach
- Hartmannia rosea (L'Hér. ex Aiton) G.Don
- Hartmannia rosea var. parvifolia (J.M.Coult.) Small
- Hartmannia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Spach
- Oenothera lyrata H.Lév.
- Oenothera psychrophila Ball
- Oenothera purpurea Lam.
- Oenothera rosea f. epilobiifolia H.Lév.
- Oenothera rosea var. helleri H.Lév.
- Oenothera rosea var. lyrata (H.Lév.) Pit.
- Oenothera rosea var. parvifolia J.M.Coult.
- Oenothera rubra Cav.
- Oenothera virgata Ruiz & Pav.
- Xylopleurum roseum Raimann.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillermo Hercilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.