Biology:Oenothera triloba
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. triloba
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Oenothera triloba, with common names stemless evening primrose and sessile evening primrose[1] is a flowering plant in the primrose family. It is native to North America, where it is primarily found in northern Mexico and in the south-central United States .[2] It is found in dry, open areas such as glades, prairies, and sometimes even lawns. It appears to respond positively to soil disturbance.[3][4]
It is a winter annual that produces large yellow flowers in the spring. The flowers open near sunset.[3]
Uses
Among the Zuni people, the plant is used as an ingredient of "schumaakwe cakes" and used externally for rheumatism and swelling.[5] They also grind the roots and use them as food.[6]
References
- ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=310181, retrieved 15 June 2016
- ↑ "Oenothera triloba", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Oenothera%20triloba.png, retrieved 17 January 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Online
- ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
- ↑ Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30. p. 55.
- ↑ Albert B. Reagan (1929). "Plants used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona". Wisconsin Archeologist 8: 143–161.
Wikidata ☰ Q16756434 entry
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