Argentine evening primrose vs white evening-primrose

Oenothera mollissima compared with Oenothera speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine evening primrose	white evening-primrose
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 speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentine evening primrose and white evening-primrose share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oenothera.

Conservation Status

Argentine evening primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine evening primrose	white evening-primrose
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.

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Argentine evening primrose

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇫🇷 France