Biology:Oenothera elata
| Oenothera elata | |
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| Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. elata
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera elata Kunth
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Oenothera elata is a species of Oenothera known by the common name Hooker's evening primrose or tall evening primrose. Subspecies include hookeri, hirsutissima, longisima, jamesii, villosa and elata.[1] It is native to much of western and central North America. The plants are quite tall, especially the hookeri subspecies, native to California , which can reach about 1.8 meters (6 feet) height.[2] The plants are found along roadsides, in moist meadows, or in woodland, from sea level up to 9,000 ft (2,700 m) in elevation.[3]
Description
The stout, usually reddish stem has many long, narrow leaves, above a basal rosette. At its top is a large, open cluster of 2- to 4-inch wide yellow flowers with 4 large petals and protruding yellow stamens and 4-branched pistil, often covered in sticky pollen. The fragrant flowers open at dusk and wilt the next morning, turning orange or red.[3]
Uses
The Zuni people apply a poultice of the powdered flower of the hookeri subspecies and saliva at night to swellings.[4]
Gallery
Oenothera elata (Hooker's evening primrose), Irvine CA
Oenothera elata flowers, Eastern Sierra, CA
E. elata var hookeri, Water Conservation Garden, El Cajon CA
Oenothera elata: basal & stem leaves, reddish stems, large yellow flowers, & drying orange-red flowers
References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Oenothera elata | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 January 2018 }}
- ↑ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 612. Könemann, 2004. ISBN:3-8331-1253-0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laird R. Blackwell (2002). Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and Adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55105-281-6.
- ↑ Camazine, Scott; Bye, Robert A. (1980). "A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2 (4): 365–388 [377]. doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(80)81017-8. PMID 6893476.
Further reading
- Raven, Peter; Dietrich, Werner; Stubbe, Wilfried (Autumn 1979). "An Outline of the Systematics of Oenothera Subsect. Euoenothera (Onagraceae)". Systematic Botany 4 (3): 242–252. doi:10.2307/2418422.
- Dietrich, Werner; L. Wagner, Warren (1987). "A New Combination and New Subspecies in Oenothera Elata Kunth (Onagraceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74 (1): 151–152. doi:10.2307/2399273. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/19290.
External links
- Calflora Database: Oenothera elata (Hooker's evening primrose)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Oenothera elata
- Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q7078660 entry
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