Oenothera

"Sundrop" redirects here. For the soft drink, see Sun Drop. For the fruit tree, see Eugenia victoriana.
"Evening Primrose" redirects here. For the musical, see Evening Primrose (musical).
"Suncup" redirects here. For the snow surface texture, see Suncup (snow).

Oenothera
Oenothera biennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Subfamily: Onagroideae
Tribe: Onagreae
Genus: Oenothera
L.[1]
Species

Around 150 species, including:
O. affinis
O. acaulis
O. albicaulis
O. arequipensis
O. argillicola
O. bahia-blancae
O. biennis
O. brachycarpa
O. caespitosa
O. californica
O. canescens
O. catharinensis
O. cavernae
O. cinerea
O. clelandii
O. coloradensis
O. coquimbensis
O. coronopifolia
O. curtiflora
O. curtissii
O. deltoides
O deltoides ssp. howellii
O. drummondii
O. elata
O. elongata
O. featherstonei
O. flava
O. fraserii
O. fruticosa
O. gaura
O. glaucifolia
O. glazioviana
O. grandiflora
O. grandis
O. harringtonii
O. hartwegii
O. heterophylla
O. hexandra
O. howardii
O. humifusa
O. indecora
O. jamesii
O. laciniata
O. lavandulifolia
O. lindheimeri
O. linifolia
O. longissima
O. longituba
O. macrocarpa
O. mendocinensis
O. mexicana
O. mollissima
O. montevidensis
O. nana
O. nutans
O. oakesiana
O. odorata
O. pallida
O. parodiana
O. parviflora
O. pedunculifolia
O. perennis
O. peruana
O. picensis
O. pilosella
O. primiveris
O. pubescens
O. punae
O. ravenii
O. rhombipetala
O. rosea
O. rubinervis
O. sandiana
O. santarii
O. scabra
O. serrulata
O. siambonensis
O. sinuosa
O. speciosa
O. stricta
O. stubbei
O. suffrutescens
O. tafiensis
O. tarijensis
O. tetraptera
O. triloba
O. tubicula
O. versicolor
O. villaricae
O. villosa
O. wolfii
O. xenogaura
O. xylocarpa

List sources :[2]

See: List of Oenothera species.

Oenothera is a genus of about 145[3] species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas.[4] It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to the true primroses (genus Primula).

  1. ^ "Genus: Oenothera L". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-22. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Oenothera". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  3. ^ Singh, S.; et al. (2012). "An updated review on the Oenothera genus" (PDF). J. Chin. Integr. Med. 10 (7): 717–25. doi:10.3736/jcim20120701. PMID 22805077.
  4. ^ Mihulka, S.; Pyšek, P. (2001). "Invasion history of Oenothera congeners in Europe: a comparative study of spreading rates in the last 200 years" (PDF). Journal of Biogeography. 28 (5): 597–609. Bibcode:2001JBiog..28..597M. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00574.x. S2CID 55661900.