- Oenothera pubescens
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South American evening-primrose Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta (unranked): Eudicots Order: Myrtales Family: Onagraceae Genus: Oenothera Species: O. pubescens Binomial name Oenothera pubescens
Willd. ex Spreng. [1]Synonyms 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.) and Mexico; Meso- (Guatemala) and Western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). It is used locally in folk medicine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Species was first described in Systema vegetabilium 2:229. 1825 GRIN (February 13, 2009). "Oenothera pubescens information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?100619. 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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