species 24,492 observations
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Field notes
Supports All
84
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
16
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Evening Primrose Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis
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
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Broad-headed Sharpshooter, Anna's Hummingbird, Beeblossom Aphid
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Banded Cucumber Beetle, Pearl Crescent, Margined Calligrapher, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
50
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.