Large-flowered Evening-primrose vs Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera glazioviana compared with Oenothera parviflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-flowered Evening-primrose	Least 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 glazioviana	Oenothera parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-flowered Evening-primrose and Least Evening-Primrose share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oenothera.

Conservation Status

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-flowered Evening-primrose	Least Evening-Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 22 countries:

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