Oenothera fruticosa
Oenothera fruticosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Oenothera |
Species: | O. fruticosa |
Binomial name | |
Oenothera fruticosa | |
Oenothera fruticosa, the narrowleaf evening primrose[1] or narrow-leaved sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family.
It is native to much of eastern North America,[2] where it is found in a variety of open habitats, including dry woodlands, rock outcrops and moist savannas.[3]
It is an erect herbaceous perennial growing to 20–90 cm (8–35 in) tall, with alternative, simple, entire or slightly toothed leaves. The saucer- or cup-shaped yellow flowers, 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) in diameter, appear in late spring and summer.[4] The fruit is a capsule that is strongly 4-angled or winged and shaped like a club.
Many varieties have been named, but the infraspecific taxonomy of this species is still in an unresolved state.
Conservation status in the United States
Oenothera fruticosa is listed as a special concern species in Connecticut.[5]
Uses
The Cherokee parboil the leaves, rinse them and cook in hot grease as a potherb.[6]
References
- ↑ Oenothera fruticosa L., USDA PLANTS
- ↑ "Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-4053-3296-5.
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Oenothera fruticosa (narrowleaf evening primrose)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 49
Further reading
- Moerman, Daniel E. (2010). "Oenothera fruticosa". Native American Food Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Timber Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-60469-189-4.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). "Oenothera fruticosa". CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. p. 2671. ISBN 978-1-4822-5064-0.
- Britton, Nathaniel; Brown, Addison (1913). "Kneiffia lineàris". An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions: From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian, Volume 2. p. 601.