Genus: Oenothera — evening-primrose

Species formerly placed in Gaura are now placed in this genus, and some species once placed in Oenothera are now in Camissonia. References: Raven and Gregory (1972), Straley (1977), Dietrich et al. (1997), Levin et al. (2004).

Family

Onagraceae (evening-primrose family)

This genus’s species in New England

• Oenothera biennis
• Oenothera curtiflora
• Oenothera filiformis
• Oenothera fruticosa
• Oenothera gaura
• Oenothera glazioviana
• Oenothera grandiflora
• Oenothera laciniata
• Oenothera nutans
• Oenothera oakesiana
• Oenothera parviflora
• Oenothera perennis
• Oenothera pilosella
• Oenothera serrulata
• Oenothera villosa

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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