Oenothera biennis

Characteristics
Oenothera biennis L.
common evening primrose
Fields, pastures, thickets, gravel and sand bars in streams, roadsides, and disturbed soils. A native species of disturbed sites.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Myrtales
Oenothera biennis L. - common evening primrose
Citation
Oenothera biennis L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 6 September 2017 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 9 September 2015 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 21 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 27 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 27 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 27 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 27 Jul 2009 - 1
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