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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- Oenothera grandiflora var. tracyiName author: (Bartlett) R.R.Gates
- Oenothera grandifoliaName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera graveolensName author: Gilib.
- Oenothera hirtellaName author: de Vries
- Oenothera inconspectaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera indivisaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera jueterbogensisName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera jueterbogensis var. macrospermaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera latipetalaName author: (Soldano) Soldano
- Oenothera macrospermaName author: (Hudziok) Hudziok
- Oenothera marinellaeName author: Soldano
- Oenothera mediaName author: Link
- Oenothera mediomarchicaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera muricataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Oenothera muricata var. latifoliaName author: Asch.
- Oenothera muricata var. rhodoneuraName author: Renner
- Oenothera muricata var. rubricaulisName author: Farw.
- Oenothera nissensisName author: Rostański
- Oenothera nissensis var. fiedleriName author: Gutte & Rostański
- Oenothera novae-scotiae var. serratifoliaName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera nudaName author: Renner ex Rostański
- Oenothera numismaticaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera obscurifoliaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera octolineataName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera paradoxaName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera paralamarckianaName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera parviflora var. muricataName author: (L.) Farw.
- Oenothera pedemontanaName author: Soldano
- Oenothera pellegriniiName author: Soldano
- Oenothera pratincolaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera pratincola f. typicaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera pratincola var. numismaticaName author: (Bartlett) R.R.Gates
- Oenothera pubescensName author: Nees
- Oenothera punctulataName author: Rostański & Gutte
- Oenothera purpurataName author: Kleb.
- Oenothera pycnocarpaName author: G.F.Atk. & Bartlett
- Oenothera pycnocarpa var. cleistogamaName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera pycnocarpa var. parvifloraName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera pyramidifloraName author: Hudziok
- Oenothera reynoldsiiName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera reynoldsii f. semialtaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera reynoldsii f. typicaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera rostanskiiName author: V.Jehlík
- Oenothera royfraseriName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera rubiellaName author: de Vries
- Oenothera rubiennisName author: de Vries
- Oenothera rubricaulisName author: Kleb.
- Oenothera rubricaulis var. dentifoliaName author: V.Jehlík & Rostański
- Oenothera rubricaulis var. longistylisName author: Gutte & Rostański
- Oenothera rubricauloidesName author: Rostański
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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