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Non-scientific name:

common evening primrose

1 Accepted name(s) for "common evening primrose":

Accepted name
Oenothera biennis L.

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Oenethra biennis Oenothera biennis L. Oenothera biennis L. Evening primrose oil root, flower
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Oenothera biennis L. Oenothera biennis L. Oenothera biennis L. Seed oil
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Oenothera biennis L. Oenothera biennis L. Oenothera biennis L.

18 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "common evening primrose":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
common evening-primrose Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
common eveningprimrose Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
evening primrose Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
evening primrose extract Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
evening star Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fever-plant Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
field-primrose Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
german evening primrose Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
german rampion Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hoary eveningprimrose Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
king's cureall Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
king's-cureall Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oenothera biennis Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tree-primrose Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yuè jiàn cǎo Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yè xīng Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
夜星 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
月见草 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)