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Taxon:  Oenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link



Summary
Genus:
Oenothera
Section:
Oenothera
Subsection:
Munzia
Series:
Allochroa
Family:
Onagraceae
Subfamily:
Onagroideae
Tribe:
Onagreae
Nomen number:
402121
Place of publication:
Enum. hort. berol. alt. 1:377. 1821 "striata"
Verified:
02/01/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Oenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link subsp. altissima W. Dietr. (0 active accession[s])
Oenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link subsp. stricta (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Dietrich, W. 1977. The South American species of Oenothera sect. Oenothera (Raimannia, Renneria; Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:536-547.
  3. Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001
  4. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  5. Skvortsov, A. K. 1994. Genus Oenothera (Onagraceae) in the former Soviet Union: taxonomy and distribution. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 99:95.
Common names
English
common evening-primrose –
fragrant evening-primrose –
sweet sundrop –
sweet-scent evening-primrose –
Afrikaans
soetnagblom –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquen 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4Naturalized     
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Luis], Chile
Naturalized ()
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402121. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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