Biology:Oenothera triloba

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Oenothera triloba
Oenothera triloba.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. triloba
Binomial name
Oenothera triloba

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

  1. USDA GRIN Taxonomy, https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=310181, retrieved 15 June 2016 
  2. "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. 3.0 3.1 Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Online
  4. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  5. Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30. p. 55. 
  6. Albert B. Reagan (1929). "Plants used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona". Wisconsin Archeologist 8: 143–161. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16756434 entry