| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Oenothera multicaulis Ruiz & Pav. sect. Xanthocoryne |
| Bibliography | Fl. Peruv. 3: 80 (1802) |
| Native Range | se. Mexico to Guatemala, Colombia to Venezuela and w. Bolivia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves elliptic, subglabrous, the basal 2-8cm, stem leaves 1-5cm, subentire to minutely serrate, petiolate, flowers solitary, petals ca. 1cm |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | green-yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hartmannia boliviana Rusby Oenothera aurantia Willd. ex Spreng. Oenothera barbeyana H.Lév. Oenothera multicaulis var. petiolaris Ball Oenothera multicaulis var. typica Munz Xylopleurum multicaule (Ruiz & Pav.) Loes. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala) 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |