species 5,626 observations
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
Field notes
Supports All
90
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Common Cosmet, White-lined Sphinx, Primrose Moth
18
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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
8
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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
Dirt-colored Seed Bug, Western Grape Rootworm, Elder Aphid, Anna's Hummingbird
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Lesser Goldfinch, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
52
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.