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northern evening-primrose

Oenothera parviflora

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Common names

17 names · 13 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Northern evening primrose[3]
  • northern evening-primrose[1][2]
  • Small-flowered Evening-primrose[1][2]
Other languages (12)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 小花月见草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 小花月見草[2]
Czech
  • pupalka malokvětá[2]
Finnish
  • silmähelokki[2]
German
Japanese
  • アレチマツヨイグサ[2]
Polish
  • wiesiołek drobnokwiatowy[2]
Russian
  • Ослинник мелкоцветковый[2]
Slovak
  • pupalka Isslerova[2]
Swedish
  • sandnattljus[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Oenothera parviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • northern evening-primrose — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Kleinblütige Nachtkerze — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Small-flowered Evening-primrose — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Onagre muriquée — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Onagre à petites fleurs — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Kleine teunisbloem — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Zandteunisbloem — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
[2] Oenothera parviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • northern evening-primrose — results[22].names[2]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Kleinblütige Nachtkerze — results[22].names[8]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Small-flowered Evening-primrose — results[22].names[4]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Onagre muriquée — results[22].names[6]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Onagre à petites fleurs — results[22].names[5]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Kleine teunisbloem — results[22].names[15]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Zandteunisbloem — results[22].names[14]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • pupalka malokvětá — results[22].names[3]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • silmähelokki — results[22].names[7]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • アレチマツヨイグサ — results[22].names[9]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • Ослинник мелкоцветковый — results[22].names[10]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • sandnattljus — results[22].names[11]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • 小花月見草 — results[22].names[12]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • 小花月见草 — results[22].names[13]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • wiesiołek drobnokwiatowy — results[22].names[16]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
  • pupalka Isslerova — results[22].names[17]; taxon id 165812; Oenothera parviflora.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Oenothera parviflora ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Kleinblütige Nachtkerze (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 165173; taxon 48Y3T.
  • Northern evening primrose (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 165174; taxon 48Y3T.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Oenothera parviflora is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Onagraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Oenothera species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

northern evening-primrose (Oenothera parviflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Oenothera parviflora — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 794926; ID 48Y3T; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 794926; ID 48Y3T; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Oenothera species (top 217 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Oenothera parviflora — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 121978; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 837470, 837471, 837472, 837473, 837474, 837475, 837476, 837478, 837479, 837480, 837481, 837482, 837483, 837484, 837485, 837486, 837487, 837488, 837489, 837490, 837491, 837492, 837493, 837494, 837495, 837496, 837497, 837498, 837499, 837500, 837501, 837502

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.