Oenothera pilosella
Appearance
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Oenothera pilosella | |
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Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis in a prairie remnant in Arkansas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Oenothera |
Species: | O. pilosella
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Binomial name | |
Oenothera pilosella |
Oenothera pilosella is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name meadow evening primrose. It is native to the United States and eastern Canada.[1][2]
This species is grown as an ornamental garden plant. It produces flowers with yellow petals in late spring and early summer.[3]
There are two subspecies. One, subsp. sessilis, is a rare herb native to the Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana and Arkansas.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.