Kingdom Plantae Family Onagraceae Scientific name Oenothera pubescens Rank Species | Order Myrtales Genus Oenothera Higher classification Evening-primroses | |
Similar Evening‑primroses, Oenothera wolfii, Onagraceae, Oenothera longissima, Oenothera albicaulis | ||
Oenothera pubescens, known commonly as the South American evening-primrose, is a plant in the evening primrose family native to the Southwestern U.S. (southeastern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas.) and Mexico; Meso- (Guatemala) and Western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). It is used locally in folk medicine.
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