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Common name

English: Rose Evening Primrose

Mandarin: 粉花月见草 (fen hua yue jian cao)

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Myrtales (76)

        Family: Onagraceae (16)(family description)

          Genus: Oenothera (5)

            Epithet: rosea L'Hér. ex Ait. (3)

rosea => rose or pale red-pink coloured

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

External links

Check for Oenothera rosea at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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