Pale evening primrose

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Oenothera pallida, the pale evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to British Columbia, the western United States, and northern Mexico. Flowers start out white and fade to pink.

• It belongs to the Onagraceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a biennial, perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 11 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Utah. ^NatureServe
• In Utah, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–September. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 2 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,722 research-grade sightings of it in Utah, ranking #20 among the 109 flowers on our Utah list. ^iNaturalist