Oenothera biennis L.
common evening primrose
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species . Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .
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Oenothera biennis L.
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Synonyms:
Oenothera biennis L.
OEBIC
Oenothera biennis L. ssp. caeciarum Munz
OEBIC3
Oenothera biennis L. ssp. centralis Munz
OEBIP
Oenothera biennis L. var. pycnocarpa (Atk. & Bartlett) Wiegand
OEMU2
Oenothera muricata L.
OEPY2
Oenothera pycnocarpa Atk. & Bartlett
Distribution:
Oenothera biennis L.
See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL , AR , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI, SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV ), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
Related Taxa:
Oenothera biennis L.
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13 genera in Onagraceae ,
65 species in Oenothera
Classification:
Oenothera biennis L.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Oenothera biennis L.
common evening primrose
hoary eveningprimrose
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
KY
Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide .
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
278pp.
NE&GP
Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains .
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
SWSS
Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM .
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
Wetland Indicator Status:
Oenothera biennis L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+
FACU-
FACU
FACU
FACU
FACU
FACU+
NO
FACU
FACU
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Oenothera biennis L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller
Minor
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera biennis L.
View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27368.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Oenothera biennis L.
BorealForest.org
CT-Connecticut Botanical Society
DE-Delaware Wildflowers
IN-University of Southern Indiana Biology
MO-Missouri Plants
NC-Hawk River Program
NC-Plant Fact Sheets
VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.