Oenothera rosea

Basic information
Scientific name	Oenothera rosea	Click to magnify
Common names	Pink eveningprimerose
Higher taxon	Onagraceae, Myrtales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	North America.
Habitat	Urban area, waterfront.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Central to western Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Imported in Meiji era (1912 or earlier)
Route	Deliberate: For horticulture
Impact	Competition, hybridization with native species.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Unknown.

Reference	Notes
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.