| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Oenothera rosea L‘Hér. ex Aiton sect. Hartmannia |
| Bibliography | Hort. Kew. 2: 3 (1789) |
| Native Range | s. USA to Central and South America |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 600-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, subentire to pinnatifid, 3-4cm, tapered to thin petiole, uppermost leaves reduced to bracts, calyx 4-8mm, petals 5-10mm long |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | pink, reddish purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gaura epilobia Moc. & Sessé ex Ser. Godetia heuckii Phil. Hartmannia affinis Spach Hartmannia gauroides Spach Hartmannia rosea (L´Hér. ex Aiton) G.Don Hartmannia rosea var. parvifolia Small Hartmannia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Spach Oenothera lyrata H.Lév. Oenothera psychrophila Ball Oenothera purpurea Lam. Oenothera rosea f. epilobiifolia H.Lév. Oenothera rosea var. helleri H.Lév. Oenothera rosea var. lyrata (H.Lév.) Pit. Oenothera rosea var. parvifolia J.M.Coult. Oenothera rubra Cav. Oenothera virgata Ruiz & Pav. Xylopleurum roseum (L´Hér. ex Aiton) Raimann |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (COS Costa Rica, GUA Guatemala, HON Honduras) |