Gemeine Nachtkerze vs four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Nachtkerze	four-wing 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 biennis	Oenothera tetraptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Nachtkerze

LC — Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan