Biology:Oenothera flava

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Oenothera flava
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Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. flava
Binomial name
Oenothera flava
(A.Nelson) Garrett
Synonyms[1]

Oenothera flava, the yellow evening primrose (a name it shares with Oenothera serrulata), is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae.[2] It is native to western Canada (except British Columbia), the western and central United States, and Mexico (except southeastern Mexico), and it has been introduced to the former Czechoslovakia.[1] An almost stemless perennial reaching 20 cm (8 in), it is typically found in damp situations such as prairie swales, open woodlands, and alongside streams.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Oenothera flava (A.Nelson) Garrett" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/172972-2. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 21 February 2023. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEFL. "Yellow Evening-primrose, Long-tube Evening-primrose, Shortfin Evening-primrose, Yellow Evening Primrose" 

Wikidata ☰ Q15342353 entry