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Oenothera pallida (Pale evening-primrose)
Anderson, Wynn

Oenothera pallida

Oenothera pallida Lindl.

Pale Evening-primrose

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: OEPA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Pale Evening-primrose is a member of the evening-primrose family (family Onagraceae), which includes mainly herbs, rarely shrubs or trees with often showy flowers borne singly, in racemes or spikes, or in branched clusters.

 

From the Image Gallery

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Leaf: Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: White, fading to pink.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , TX , UT , WA , WY

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

From the Archive

Wildflower Newsletter 1990 VOL. 7, NO.4 - Research Update, Wild-Collecting Endangers Natives, Director's Report, Maryland ...

Additional resources

USDA: Find Oenothera pallida in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Oenothera pallida in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Oenothera pallida

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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