Oenothera nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray is a plant in the Onagraceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Oenothera nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray

Oenothera nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray

Oenothera nuttallii is a white-stemmed evening-primrose, a perennial flowering plant in the evening primrose family native to western Canada and north-central US.

Family
Genus
Oenothera
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Oenothera nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray

Oenothera nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray, commonly called the white-stemmed evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the evening primrose family. It is native to western Canada, excluding British Columbia, and the north-central United States, and has been introduced to Illinois. This perennial plant grows up to 60 cm (24 in) tall. It occurs in grasslands, sagebrush steppes, and plains, and typically grows in sandy soils.

Photo: (c) Sarah Vinge-Mazer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Sarah Vinge-Mazer · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Onagraceae Oenothera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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