Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri (Torr. & A.Gray) W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb which keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are sword shaped and in a ring near the base. The flower stems are upright. The flower heads have many pale yellow flowers. The flowers can be 9 cm across on stalks 90 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-2
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 6-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

The young blanched leaves and shoots are used in salads. They can be boiled as a potherb. The roots can be boiled and cooked like parsnips. The young pod like fruits can be cooked and eaten.
Uses dye potherb
Edible leaves pods roots seeds
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic (External) (flower), Panacea (root), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri unspecified picture

Distribution

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:953625-1
WFO ID wfo-0001405639
COL ID 5JYWS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri Oenothera hookeri subsp. montereyensis