Desert Evening Primrose (Oenothera primiveris)

   
 

Fig. 1. Overview of Desert Evening Primrose (Oenothera primiveris), photograph by Carl S. Lieb. Fig 2. Closeup of flower, photograph by Gertrud Konings, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend, Texas.

• Common English Names: Desert Evening Primrose
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Oenothera primiveris (ee-no-THER-ruh pree-mih-VAIR-iss)
• Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
• Geographic Range: California and Nevada southeast to Texas and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Annual forb.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 24 Mar 2005