Onagraceae

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta Ledeb.

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera

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Chilean evening primrose (Oenothera stricta) — FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Chinese: 待宵草, 夜来香, 山芝麻, 待宵花, 待霄草, 月见草, 红花月见草, 线叶月见草
Czech: Pupalka tuhá
English: Chilean evening primrose, Fragrant evening primrose, Fragrant evening-primrose
German: Schwefelgelbe Nachtkerze
Japanese: マツヨイグサ
Swedish: Doftnattljus
Welsh: Melyn-yr-hwyr pêr

Synonyms

Oenothera polymorpha var. stricta (Ledeb. ex Link) H.Lév.
Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta

Flowers

In flower: October to August (from 242 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: cande cricrí, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Messutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeanne P, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.