Oenothera pilosella
| Oenothera pilosella | |
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| Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis in a prairie remnant in Arkansas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. pilosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera pilosella | |
Oenothera pilosella is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names midwestern evening primrose and 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, subsp. sessilis, is a rare herb native to the Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana and Arkansas.[4]
References
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.