Kingdom Plantae Family Onagraceae Higher classification Evening-primroses | Order Myrtales Genus Oenothera Rank Species | |
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Similar Evening‑primroses, Oenothera coronopifolia, Onagraceae, Oenothera triloba, Oenothera longissima | ||
Oenothera albicaulis is a New World plant in the evening primrose family. It is known by the common names prairie evening-primrose, white-stem evening-primrose, whitish evening primrose, or whitest evening primrose.
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Distribution
Oenothera albicaulis is native to North America, in the United States (Arizona; Colorado; Montana; New Mexico; Oklahoma; South Dakota; Texas; and Utah), and in Mexico (in Chihuahua state).
Uses
The Zuni people rub the chewed blossoms on the bodies of young girls so that they can dance well and ensure rain.
References
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