species 17,087 observations
Tall Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata
Field notes
Supports All
110
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Phaeton Primrose Sphinx, Primrose Moth, Bedstraw Hawkmoth
19
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis, Western Evening Primrose Sweat Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
American Yellowjacket, Beeblossom Aphid, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Mourning Dove
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Anna's Hummingbird, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Oblique Streaktail, Western Yellowjacket
75
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Water use
- High
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.