Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Oenothera linifolia Nutt.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Kneiffia linifolia (Nutt.) Spach, Peniophyllum linifolium (Nutt.) Pennell

Common names:

Narrow-leaf evening-primrose [Narrow-leaved evening primrose] (1977-1986) (4, 3)

Thread-leaf evening-primrose [Threadleaf evening primrose] (Present) (50)

Thread-leaf sundrops [Thread-leaved sundrops] (1913-1937) (5, 97)