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Oenothera

Called “evening-primroses” in GBIF

Oenothera is a genus of about 160 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. The genus includes the plants known as common evening primrose, narrow-leaved sundrops and white gaura. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. They are not closely related to the true primroses.

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275
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
2
plants on Plant News
3
research articles
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What science is finding about Oenothera

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Rare coastal wildflower spotted and verified in Northern California

If you hike Northern California's foggy coastal bluffs, you might be walking past a globally rare flower that most people...

Wolf's Evening Primrose native-plants / citizen-science

Evening-primrose spotted in Ashfield draws sphinx moths and native bees

Common evening-primrose growing along roadsides and disturbed ground near you is a powerful pollinator resource - its flowers...

Common evening-primrose citizen-science / native-plants