Oenothera pubescens

Oenothera pubescens
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

O. laciniata spp. pubescens (Willd. ex Spreng.) Munz [1]

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

  1. ^ 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. 

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