Oenothera triloba

Oenothera triloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Onagraceae
Genus:Oenothera
Species: O. triloba
Binomial name
Oenothera triloba

Oenothera triloba, with common names stemless evening primrose and sessile evening primrose[1] is a flowering plant in the primrose family. It is native to North America, where it is primarily found in northern Mexico and in the south-central United States.[2] It is found in dry, open areas such as glades, prairies, and sometimes even lawns. It appears to respond positively to soil disturbance.[3][4]

It is a winter annual that produces large yellow flowers in the spring. The flowers open near sunset.[3]

Uses

Among the Zuni people, the plant is used as an ingredient of "schumaakwe cakes" and used externally for rheumatism and swelling.[5] They also grind the roots and use them as food.[6]

References

  1. ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 15 June 2016
  2. ↑ "Oenothera triloba". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Online
  4. ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  5. ↑ Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30. p. 55.
  6. ↑ Albert B. Reagan (1929). "Plants used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona". Wisconsin Archeologist. 8: 143–161.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.