5804.000 Oenothera L. - Evening primroses

Description of the genus

Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, entire to pinnatifid. Flowers in axils of often reduced leaves. Bracteoles 0. Hypanthium present. Sepals 4. Petals 4, yellow, white or purplish-rose. Stamens 8. Stigma deeply 4-lobed. Seeds glabrous. Evening primroses, so called because they often flower in the evening.

Worldwide: 124 species in mainly temperate America, but widely naturalised elsewhere in the world.

Angola: 2 taxa.

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glazioviana MicheliHI,NA
tetraptera Cav.HADescription, Image

Other sources of information about Oenothera:

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Flora of Botswana: Oenothera
Flora of Mozambique: Oenothera
Flora of Zambia: Oenothera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oenothera
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Oenothera

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oenothera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oenothera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oenothera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oenothera
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iNaturalist: Oenothera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oenothera
JSTOR Plant Science: Oenothera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oenothera
Plants of the World Online: Oenothera
Tropicos: Oenothera
Wikipedia: Oenothera

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The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Genus page: Oenothera.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1025, retrieved 4 September 2026

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