species 646 observations
Showy Evening Primrose
Oenothera grandis
Field notes
Oenothera grandis, variously showy ragged evening-primrose, grand evening primrose, or large-flowered cut-leaved evening primrose, is an annual plant that is native to the southern Great Plains and parts of Mexico.
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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
White-lined Sphinx, Primrose Moth, Red-streaked Mompha Moth, Grape Leaffolder Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis, Lasioglossum noctivaga
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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, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Mourning Dove
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Orange Sulphur, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.