Plant-Name Dictionary
Evening Primrose — names in 20 European languages
Oenothera biennis
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Čeština Czech | pupalka dvouletá |
| Dansk Danish | Toårig natlys |
| Nederlands Dutch | Middelste teunisbloem |
| English English | Common Evening-primrose Candlestick, common evening primrose, Evening Primose, Evening-primrose, German Rampion, German-rampion, Hoary Evening-primrose, Hoary Eveningprimrose, king's cureall, King's-cureall, Lesser Evening Primrose, Wild Evening-primrose, Yellow Evening-primrose |
| Eesti Estonian | Kaheaastane kuningakepp |
| Suomi Finnish | iltahelokki |
| Français French | Onagre bisannuelle Herbe aux anes, herbe aux ânes, onagre de Victorin |
| Deutsch German | Gemeine Nachtkerze Gewoehnliche Zweijaehrige Nachtkerze, Gewöhnliche Nachtkerze, Zweijaehrige Nachtkerze, Zweijährige Nachtkerze |
| Magyar Hungarian | Parlagi ligetszépe |
| Italiano Italian | Enagra comune |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Dvimetė nakviša |
| Polski Polish | Wiesiołek dwuletni |
| Português Portuguese | Canárias Cirio-do-norte, Erva-dos-burros, Estrela-da-tarde, Onográcea, Prímula, Zécora |
| Română Romanian | Luminiță |
| Svenska Swedish | nattljus gulltrav, pricknattljus, vanligt nattljus, äkta nattljus |
| Русский Russian | Ослинник двулетний oslennik dvuchletnyj |
| Українська Ukrainian | Енотера дворічна |
| Norsk Norwegian | nattlys |
| Català Catalan | Bella de nit |
| Беларуская Belarusian | Асліннік двухгадовы |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.