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Meadow evening primrose

Oenothera pilosella

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Meadow evening primrose, In flower
Meadow evening primrose, In fruit
Meadow evening primrose, Flower buds
61 cmHeight

Imperiled in Québec. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm.

There are 26 observations of Meadow evening primrose in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie13
  2. Outaouais5
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Laurentides2
  5. Mauricie1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Montréal1

Similar species

Narrowleaf evening primroseOenothera fruticosa
Common evening-primroseOenothera biennis
Northern evening primroseOenothera parviflora
Little evening primroseOenothera perennis
Hairy evening primroseOenothera villosa
Marvel-of-PeruMirabilis jalapa
Oakes' evening primroseOenothera oakesiana
Aaron's beardHypericum calycinum
Fringed loosestrifeLysimachia ciliata
Meadow buttercupRanunculus acris
Large yellow loosestrifeLysimachia punctata