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Common evening-primrose
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Common evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis L.

Names

EnglishCommon evening-primrose
DutchTeunisbloem
SpanishOnagra común
Chinese月见草
Scientific nameOenothera biennis L.

About this species

Oenothera biennis, the common evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to eastern and central North America, from Newfoundland west to Alberta, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Texas, and widely naturalized elsewhere in temperate and subtropical regions. Evening primrose oil is produced from the plant.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyOnagraceae
GenusOenothera

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