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Revision as of 10:08, 7 June 2018

Common name: common evening primrose [1]

Oenothera biennis
Oenothera biennis IWF.jpg
Photo by John Hilty at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species: O. biennis
Binomial name
Oenothera biennis
L.
OENO BIEN DIST.JPG
Natural range of Oenothera biennis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: none

Description

O. biennis is a biennial forb/herb of the Onagraceae family native to North America and Canada. [1]

Distribution

O. biennis is found in all of the United States and Canada excluding Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

O. biennis proliferates in fields, pastures, roadsides, and disturbed areas. [2]

Phenology

O. biennis flowers in February and August-October. [3]

Fire ecology

O. biennis is not fire resistant and has low fire tolerance. [1]

Conservation and Management

O. biennis is listed as a weedy or invasive plant by the University Press of Kentucky, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry, and the Southern Weed Science Society. [1]

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OEBI
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18