Oenothera pilosella

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Oenothera pilosella
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O. pilosella
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Oenothera pilosella

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Oenothera pilosella is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name meadow evening primrose. It is native to the United States and eastern Canada.[1][2]

This species is grown as an ornamental garden plant. It produces flowers with yellow petals in late spring and early summer.[3]

There are two subspecies. One, ssp. sessilis, is a rare herb native to the Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana and Arkansas.[4]

References

  1. Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.
  2. Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.


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