Argentine evening primrose vs Steife Nachtkerze

Oenothera mollissima compared with Oenothera stricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine evening primrose	Steife Nachtkerze
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)
Family same	Onagraceae	Onagraceae
Genus same	Oenothera	Oenothera
Species	Oenothera mollissima	Oenothera stricta

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentine evening primrose and Steife Nachtkerze share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oenothera.

Conservation Status

Argentine evening primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Steife Nachtkerze

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine evening primrose	Steife Nachtkerze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine evening primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, France, and United States.

Steife Nachtkerze

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Argentine evening primrose

The Argentine evening primrose, Oenothera mollissima, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Steife Nachtkerze

The Chilean evening primrose (Oenothera stricta) is a species in the genus Oenothera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States