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]
| 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 | |
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
edit- ^ Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.
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