Oenothera elata
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| Oenothera elata | |
|---|---|
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| ssp. hookeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. elata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera elata Kunth | |
Oenothera elata is a plant of the genus Oenothera known by the common name Hooker's evening primrose. Its subspecies include hookeri, hirsutissima and elata.[1] It is native to much of western and central North America.
The hookeri subspecies of Oenothera elata, native to California, can reach about 1.8 meters (6 feet) height. The shade of its flowers varies from yellow to orange.[2]
Uses
The Zuni people apply a poultice of the powdered flower of the hookeri subspecies and saliva night to swellings.[3]
Gallery
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Oenothera elata (Hooker's evening primrose), Irvine, CA
References
- ↑ Oenothera elata on the United States Department of Agriculture
- ↑ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 612. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
- ↑ Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye 1980 A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388 (p. 377)
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