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 ruderalisName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera sabulosaName author: Farw.
- Oenothera sackvillensisName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera sackvillensis var. albiviridisName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera sackvillensis var. royfraseriName author: (R.R.Gates) R.R.Gates
- Oenothera salicastrumName author: de Vries
- Oenothera sesitensisName author: Soldano
- Oenothera shullianaName author: A.H.Sturtev.
- Oenothera stenomeresName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera stenomeres f. typicaName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera stucchiiName author: Soldano
- Oenothera suaveolensName author: Pers.
- Oenothera suaveolens var. latipetalaName author: Soldano
- Oenothera tacikiiName author: Rostański
- Oenothera tracyiName author: Bartlett
- Oenothera turoviensisName author: Rostański
- Oenothera victoriniiName author: R.R.Gates & Catches.
- Oenothera victorinii f. rostanskiiName author: (V.Jehlík) V.Jehlík & Rostański
- Oenothera victorinii var. intermediaName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera victorinii var. parvifloraName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera victorinii var. undulataName author: R.R.Gates
- Oenothera wratislaviensisName author: Rostański
- Onagra biennisName author: (L.) Scop.
- Onagra chrysantha var. latifoliaName author: Spach
- Onagra europaeaName author: Spach
- Onagra mediaName author: (Link) Spach
- Onagra muricataName author: (L.) Moench
- Onagra vulgarisName author: Spach
- Onosuris acuminataName author: Raf.
- Pseudo-oenothera virginianaName author: Rupr.
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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