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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Myrtles, Evening Primroses, and Allies
  6. Evening Primrose Family
  7. Suncup
  8. Plains Evening Primrose

species 760 observations

Plains Evening Primrose

Camissonia contorta

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

3 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Ridings' Forester 1
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Oenothera Miner 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors White-lined Sphinx 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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