Cleland's Evening Primrose

Oenothera clelandii W. Dietr., P.H. Raven & W.L. Wagner

Evening Primrose family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Biennial, Perennial
Mature Height
3.3 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Schinia florida

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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