Taxon: Oenothera villosa Thunb.

Summary

Genus:

Oenothera

Section:

Oenothera

Subsection:

Oenothera

Family:

Onagraceae

Subfamily:

Onagroideae

Tribe:

Onagreae

Nomen number:

300407

Place of publication:

Prodr. pl. cap. 75. 1794

Verified:

03/04/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

45 (45 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Oenothera villosa Thunb. subsp. strigosa (Rydb.) W. Dietr. & P. H. Raven (1 active accession[s])
Oenothera villosa Thunb. subsp. villosa (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 181-182.
Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
Skvortsov, A. K. 1994. Genus Oenothera (Onagraceae) in the former Soviet Union: taxonomy and distribution. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 99:100.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English (Canada)	hairy yellow evening-primrose		Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 181-182.
French (Canada)	onagre velue		Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 181-182.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	n.	Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	n.	Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	n.	Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (n.), Nevada (n.), Utah (n.)]

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Dietrich, W. et al. 1997. Systematics of Oenothera section Oenothera subsection Oenothera (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 50:68.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=300407. Accessed 15 April 2026.