Oenothera pilosella

Oenothera pilosella

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species: O. pilosella
Binomial name
Oenothera pilosella
Raf.

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, ssp. sessilis, is a rare herb native to the Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana and Arkansas.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.
  2. ↑ Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. ↑ Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. ↑ O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.


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