Common Evening Primrose is a biennial wildflower whose large yellow flowers open in the evening and are pollinated at night by hawk moths and other nocturnal insects. By morning, the flowers wilt. It is native to eastern North America but has spread across the continent in disturbed habitats. Its seeds are eaten by goldfinches and many songbirds.
Habitat
Open disturbed areas, roadsides, and old fields across North America
Diet
Night-blooming flowers for hawk moths; seeds eaten by goldfinches and sparrows
How common
Common
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