Oenothera elata
| Oenothera elata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| ssp. hookeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. elata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera elata Kunth | |
Oenothera elata is a species of Oenothera known by the common name Hooker's evening primrose. Subspecies include hookeri, hirsutissima, longisima, jamesii, villosa and elata.[1] It is native to much of western and central North America.
The hookeri subspecies of Oenothera, native to California, can reach about 1.8 meters (6 feet) height. The shade of its flowers varies from yellow to orange.[2]
Uses
The Zuni people apply a poultice of the powdered flower of the hookeri subspecies and saliva at night to swellings.[3]
Gallery
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Oenothera elata (Hooker's evening primrose), Irvine, CA
References
- ↑ Oenothera elata on the United States Department of Agriculture
- ↑ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 612. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
- ↑ Camazine, Scott; Bye, Robert A. (1980). "A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2: 365–388 [377]. doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(80)81017-8.
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. JSTOR 2418422.
Dietrich, Werner; L. Wagner, Warren (1987). "A New Combination and New Subspecies in Oenothera Elata Kunth (Onagraceae)". Missouri Botanical Garden Press 74 (1): 151–152. doi:10.2307/2399273. JSTOR 2399273.