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common evening-primrose
Oenothera biennis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
northern evening-primroseOenothera parviflora
Red-stalked evening primroseOenothera rubricaulis
hairy evening primroseOenothera villosa
meadow evening primroseOenothera pilosella
tall evening primroseOenothera elata
cutleaf evening primroseOenothera laciniata
narrow-leaved sundropsOenothera fruticosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 46,366 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 26,570 |
| Canada | 11,528 |
| Ontario | 5,455 |
| New York | 4,850 |
| Massachusetts | 3,967 |
| Illinois | 3,150 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,050 |
| Ohio | 2,507 |
| New Jersey | 2,297 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | evening primrose family · Onagraceae |
| Genus | evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms · Oenothera |
Study it in a deck
- Medicinal Plants of Baltimore County
- Native Plants of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Plants of Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Trees of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise common evening-primrose with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.