Hairy Evening Primrose vs Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Oenothera villosa compared with Oenothera fallax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Evening Primrose	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family same	Onagraceae	Onagraceae
Genus same	Oenothera	Oenothera
Species	Oenothera villosa	Oenothera fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Evening Primrose and Intermediate Evening-Primrose share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oenothera.

Conservation Status

Hairy Evening Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Evening Primrose	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Evening Primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), and North America (United States).

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (17 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom