Genus

Oenothera (Evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms)

Oenothera elata. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oenothera is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to the true primroses (genus Primula).

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Myrtales (Myrtles, evening primroses, and allies)
        Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose family)
        Genus: Oenothera (Evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms)
        Section: Oenothera (Oenothera sect. oenothera) (2)

Subtaxa

Section: Oenothera (Oenothera sect. oenothera)

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