| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Oenothera nana Griseb. sect. Oenothera |
| Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 143 (1874) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4700m |
| Description | leaves linear to lanceolate, 3-7cm, shortly petiolate, entire or sinuate-dentate, finely scabrously hirsute, flowers sessile, ca. 1cm across; biennial |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Oenothera mandonii H.Lév. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |