Northern evening-primrose (Oenothera parviflora)

Northern evening-primrose, a reference photo — Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Oenothera parviflora, the northern evening primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to northeastern North America, and invasive in Europe, Asia, South Africa and New Zealand.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Northern evening-primrose being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Oenothera biennis
Oenothera oakesiana
Oenothera stucchii
Oenothera rubricaulis
Oenothera ersteinensis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species: Oenothera parviflora

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