Species
Oenothera elata (Tall evening primrose)
Oenothera elata. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Oenothera elata is a species of Oenothera known by the common name Hooker’s evening primrose or tall evening primrose. Subspecies include hookeri, hirsutissima, longisima, jamesii, villosa and elata. It is native to much of western and central North America. The plants are quite tall, especially the hookeri subspecies, native to California, which can reach about 1.8 meters (6 feet) height. The plants are found along roadsides, in moist meadows, or woodland, from sea level up to
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