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infestation (Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, USGS)
habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
rosettes of lower leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
upper leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
close-up of flower (Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, USGS)
close-up of hairy stem, old flower and immature fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
Scientific Name
Oenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link subsp. stricta
Synonyms
Oenothera striata Ledeb. ex LinkOenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link
Family
Onagraceae
Common Names
Chilean evening primrose, Chilean evening-primrose, common evening primrose, common evening-primrose, evening primrose, evening-primrose, fragrant evening primrose, fragrant evening-primrose, sand primrose, scented evening primrose, sweet scented evening primrose, sweet-scented evening-primrose
Origin
Native to southern South America (i.e. Argentina and Chile).
Naturalised Distribution
Widely naturalised in southern, central and eastern Australia (i.e. in southern Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, south-western and southern Western Australia, and the southern and central parts of the Northern Territory). Also naturalised on Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.
Widely naturalised in other parts of the world, including in south-western USA (i.e. California), South Africa, La Réunion, New Zealand and Hawaii.
Notes
Common evening-primrose (Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
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