Oenothera biennis
A species in the Onagraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
- Species
- Oenothera biennis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Oenothera biennis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Brunyera biennisName author: (L.) Bubani
- Oenothera beckeriName author: Renner
- Oenothera biennis f. biennisName author: Not supplied
- Oenothera biennis f. leptomeresName author: (Bartlett) P.D.Sell
- Oenothera biennis f. muricataName author: (L.) H.Lév. ex Thell.
- Oenothera biennis f. nanellaName author: de Vries
- Oenothera biennis subf. latifoliaName author: (Asch.) Thell.
- Oenothera biennis subsp. biennisName author: Thell.
- Oenothera biennis subsp. caeciarumName author: Munz
- Oenothera biennis subsp. centralisName author: Munz
- Oenothera biennis subsp. chicaginensisName author: (de Vries ex Renner & Cleland) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Oenothera biennis subsp. grandifloraName author: Stomps
- Oenothera biennis subsp. rubricaulisName author: (Kleb.) Stomps
- Oenothera biennis subsp. suaveolensName author: (Pers.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Oenothera biennis var. albaName author: Alef.
- Oenothera biennis var. angustifoliaName author: Renner
- Oenothera biennis var. biennisName author: Not supplied
- Oenothera biennis var. cantabrigianaName author: B.M.Davis
- Oenothera biennis var. grandifloraName author: (L'Hér.) Lindl.
- Oenothera biennis var. leptomeresName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera biennis var. luteaName author: Alef.
- Oenothera biennis var. muricataName author: (L.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Oenothera biennis var. parvifloraName author: Abrom.
- Oenothera biennis var. pycnocarpaName author: Wiegand
- Oenothera biennis var. rubricaulisName author: (Farw.) Farw.
- Oenothera biennis var. sulphureaName author: de Vries ex Bartlett
- Oenothera biennis var. vulgarisName author: Torr. & A.Gray
- Oenothera brevicapsulaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera brevispicataName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera cambricaName author: Rostański
- Oenothera cambrica var. impunctataName author: Rostański
- Oenothera carinthiacaName author: Rostański
- Oenothera casimiriName author: Rostański
- Oenothera chicaginensisName author: de Vries ex Renner & R.E.Cleland
- Oenothera chicaginensis var. bartlettiiName author: Soldano
- Oenothera chicaginensis var. minutifloraName author: Rostański & V.Jehlík
- Oenothera chicaginensis var. parvifloraName author: Renner
- Oenothera chicagoensisName author: Renner ex R.E.Cleland & Blakeslee
- Oenothera communisName author: H.Lév.
- Oenothera communis f. canescensName author: H.Lév.
- Oenothera communis f. suaveolensName author: (Pers.) H.Lév.
- Oenothera communis var. biennisName author: (L.) H.Lév.
- Oenothera compactaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera editicaulisName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera ersteinensisName author: R.Linder & R.Jean
- Oenothera flaeminginaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera furcaName author: Boedijn
- Oenothera gaurodes var. brevicapsulaName author: (Bartlett) R.R.Gates
- Oenothera gauroidesName author: Hornem.
- Oenothera glabraName author: Mill.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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