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Common evening primrose

Oenothera biennis

353Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
54Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb1
Mar1
Apr5
May6
Jun46
Jul110
Aug75
Sep31
Oct23
Nov13
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sefton England56
2Worcestershire England25
3Devon England19
4Surrey England15
5Oxfordshire England13
6St. Helens England11
7Gwynedd Wales7
8Carmarthenshire Wales7
9Nottinghamshire England5
10Herefordshire, County of England5
11Isle of Anglesey Wales5
12Norfolk England4
13Suffolk England4
14Kent England4
15Cornwall England4
220 England5 Scotland21 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 54 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
353
Peak month
July
Counties with records
54
Scientific name
Oenothera biennis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,107
Most recorded in
Sefton
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Oenothera
Name with authority
Oenothera biennis L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q157353 · GBIF 3188924