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White-stem Evening Primrose
Onagraceae

White-stem Evening Primrose

Oenothera albicaulis Fras.

Oenothera albicaulis is a North American evening primrose with a traditional Zuni use for encouraging good dancing and rain.

California evening primrose
Onagraceae

California evening primrose

Oenothera avita (W.M.Klein) W.M.Klein

Oenothera avita (California evening primrose) is a perennial herb native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Baja California, growing in open rocky or sandy habitats.

common evening-primrose
Onagraceae

common evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis L.

Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) is used for food, traditional medicine, and commercial dietary supplements.

fragrant evening primrose
Onagraceae

fragrant evening primrose

Oenothera cespitosa Nutt.

Oenothera cespitosa (tufted evening primrose) is a low-growing North American evening primrose grown in native and specialized gardens.

Lesser Four-point Evening-primrose
Onagraceae

Lesser Four-point Evening-primrose

Oenothera clelandii W.Dietr., P.H.Raven & W.L.Wagner

Oenothera clelandii, the lesser four-point evening-primrose, is a flowering plant native to eastern North America that favors sandy prairie and field soils.

crownleaf evening primrose
Onagraceae

crownleaf evening primrose

Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A.Gray

Oenothera coronopifolia, the crownleaf evening primrose, is a plant species used by the Zuni people to treat swellings.

velvetweed
Onagraceae

velvetweed

Oenothera curtiflora W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Oenothera curtiflora is an annual flowering plant with traditional Zuni medicinal use for snakebite.

Birdcage Evening Primrose
Onagraceae

Birdcage Evening Primrose

Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.

Oenothera deltoides is an evening primrose native to southwestern US and northern Mexico, known for its characteristic dead stem birdcage shape.

beach evening-primrose
Onagraceae

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii Hook.

Oenothera drummondii is a flowering Onagraceae species native to Mexico and the southeast US, introduced globally and found in low-elevation sandy coastal areas.

tall evening primrose
Onagraceae

tall evening primrose

Oenothera elata Kunth

Oenothera elata Kunth is a flowering plant with dusk-opening yellow flowers, used by the Zuni people to treat swellings.

Longflower Beeblossom
Onagraceae

Longflower Beeblossom

Oenothera filiformis (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Oenothera filiformis, longflower beeblossom, is a variable-cycle Onagraceae flowering plant native to the central US.

narrow-leaved sundrops
Onagraceae

narrow-leaved sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa L.

Oenothera fruticosa is a perennial North American wildflower with historical medicinal uses and modern ornamental cultivation.

biennial beeblossom
Onagraceae

biennial beeblossom

Oenothera gaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Oenothera gaura, or biennial beeblossom, is a two-growing-season weedy flowering plant native to central and eastern North America.

False Gaura
Onagraceae

False Gaura

Oenothera glaucifolia W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Oenothera glaucifolia (false gaura) is a flowering Onagraceae species native to west-central US and Mexican Coahuila.

Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Onagraceae

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana Micheli

Oenothera glazioviana is a common ornamental biennial herb that originated as a European garden hybrid and is naturalized worldwide.

Hartweg's Sundrops
Onagraceae

Hartweg's Sundrops

Oenothera hartwegii Benth.

Oenothera hartwegii Benth. (Hartweg's sundrops) is a perennial flowering plant in the Onagraceae family native to the southwestern US and northern/western Mexico, used locally as drought-resistant ground cover.

Seabeach Evening-primrose
Onagraceae

Seabeach Evening-primrose

Oenothera humifusa Nutt.

Oenothera humifusa is a decumbent perennial flowering plant in Onagraceae, native to Bermuda and eastern US beaches, introduced to Cuba.

cutleaf evening primrose
Onagraceae

cutleaf evening primrose

Oenothera laciniata Hill

Oenothera laciniata is an evening primrose species native to much of the United States, growing yellow flowers that fade to warmer tones.

lavenderleaf sundrops
Onagraceae

lavenderleaf sundrops

Oenothera lavandulifolia Torr. & A.Gray

Oenothera lavandulifolia, or lavender leaf sundrops, is a low perennial evening primrose native to western and southwestern US.

clockweed
Onagraceae

clockweed

Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch

Oenothera lindheimeri is a perennial herb widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its flowers.

Threadleaf Evening Primrose
Onagraceae

Threadleaf Evening Primrose

Oenothera linifolia Nutt.

Oenothera linifolia, or threadleaf evening primrose, is an annual flowering herb native to the southeastern U.S.

bigfruit evening primrose
Onagraceae

bigfruit evening primrose

Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt.

Oenothera macrocarpa is a herbaceous perennial grown in gardens, with large yellow flowers that last one day.

Pale Evening Primrose
Onagraceae

Pale Evening Primrose

Oenothera pallida Lindl.

Oenothera pallida, the pale evening-primrose, is a Onagraceae flowering plant native to western North America with flowers that fade from white to pink.

northern evening-primrose
Onagraceae

northern evening-primrose

Oenothera parviflora L.

Oenothera parviflora (northern evening primrose) is a flowering Onagraceae species native to northeastern North America and invasive across several other regions.

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