Common Evening-primrose - Oenothera biennis
Alt Name
Evening Primrose
Description
An erect short to tall somewhat hairy plant. Flowers primrose yellow 40 to 50 mm in erect leafy spikes, stigmas equalling anthers.
Identification difficulty

Recording advice
The County Recorder has asked for a specimen of this plant to be retained for verification
Habitat
Waste ground and open habitats, road verges.
When to see it
June to September.
Life History
Annual or biennial. Often as a casual or garden escape.
UK Status
Scattered throughout England, scarcer elsewhere in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 13 of the 617 tetrads.
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