beach evening-primrose vs Gemeine Nachtkerze

Oenothera drummondii compared with Oenothera biennis

Key Differences

• beach evening-primrose is Not Evaluated while Gemeine Nachtkerze is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach evening-primrose	Gemeine 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 drummondii	Oenothera biennis

Evolutionary Relationship

beach evening-primrose and Gemeine Nachtkerze share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oenothera.

Conservation Status

beach evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Gemeine Nachtkerze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach evening-primrose	Gemeine Nachtkerze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Spain, Sweden), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Gemeine Nachtkerze

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (13 countries), Europe (35 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

beach evening-primrose

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

Gemeine Nachtkerze

The Candlestick (Oenothera biennis) is a species in the genus Oenothera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇳 China 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan