species 863 observations
Yellow Evening Primrose
Oenothera flava
Field notes
Supports All
74
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Primrose Moth, Double-banded Carpet Moth
17
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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
5
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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
Anna's Hummingbird, Beeblossom Aphid, Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger
43
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
- Medium
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.