Thursday, 26 August 2021

Oenothera cambrica

Common name: Small-flowered Evening-primose
Scientific name: Oenothera cambrica
Genus: Oenothera 月見草屬
Family: Onagraceae 柳葉菜科, willowherb or evening primrose family

Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is probably native of N. America, or evolved in Europe from ancestors orginally from N. America. It was introduced to cultivation in 1775, and was first recorded from the wild in Cardiff (Glamorgan) in 1833.

Date: 24th Aug




sepals green




petals 20-30 mm, as wide as long



capsules with or without red-based hairs


green parts of stem with or without red-based hairs


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