Biology:Oenothera pubescens

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant


South American evening-primrose
Oenothera pubescens - Flickr - aspidoscelis (1).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
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 ); Mexico (more than 20 states); Guatemala; and Western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). It is used locally in folk medicine.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2  Species was first described in Systema vegetabilium 2:229. 1825 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Oenothera pubescens | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = July 12, 2010 }}

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7078667 entry