species 3,958 observations
California Evening Primrose
Oenothera avita
Field notes
Oenothera avita, commonly California evening primrose, is a species of plant from the desert Southwest United States and Baja California. It is a flowering plant in the evening primrose family.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Nebraska Clearwing Moth, White-lined Sphinx, Primrose Moth, Double-banded Carpet Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Western Evening Primrose Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum noctivaga
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Anna's Hummingbird, Beeblossom Aphid, Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Green Blister Beetle, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Variable Checkerspot, Urbane Digger Bee
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.