Onagraceae
Evening primrose
Oenothera triloba
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 月見草
- English
- Evening primrose, Stemless evening primrose, Sessile evening primrose
Synonyms
- Lavauxia nuttalliana Spach
- Lavauxia triloba (Nutt.) Bartl.
- Lavauxia triloba var. watsonii Britton
- Lavauxia watsonii Small
- Oenothera rhizocarpa Spreng.
- Oenothera roemeriana Scheele
- Oenothera triloba var. parviflora S.Watson
- Oenothera triloba var. watsonii F.C.Gates
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.