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Common Evening-Primrose - Oenothera biennis Lemon-scented, 4-petaled, yellow flowers that are hermaphroditic. The flowers are produced on a many-flowered, tall, terminal spike and only bloom at night, closing by noon the next day. Hence the common name &quot;evening primrose.&quot;<br /> <br /> Common Evening-Primrose,Evening star,Geotagged,Oenothera,Oenothera biennis,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Common Evening-Primrose - Oenothera biennis

Lemon-scented, 4-petaled, yellow flowers that are hermaphroditic. The flowers are produced on a many-flowered, tall, terminal spike and only bloom at night, closing by noon the next day. Hence the common name "evening primrose."

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The Evening star

"Oenothera biennis" is a species of "Oenothera" native to eastern and central North America, from Newfoundland west to Alberta, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Texas, and widely naturalized elsewhere in temperate and subtropical regions.

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Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 22, 2018. Captured Sep 19, 2017 10:37 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/790s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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