Oenothera pubescens
Oenothera pubescens, known commonly as the South American evening-primrose, is a plant in the evening primrose family native to the Southwestern U.S. (southeastern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas); Mexico (more than 20 states); Guatemala; and Western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). It is used locally in folk medicine.[1]
| South American evening-primrose | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera pubescens | |
| Synonyms | |
References
- Species was first described in Systema vegetabilium 2:229. 1825 "Oenothera pubescens". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved July 12, 2010.
External links
- Jepson Manual treatment for Oenothera pubescens
- Malezas-de-Mexico: Oenothera pubescens - pictures and information — (in Spanish)
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