Oenothera flava Garrett

Yellow evening primrose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Oenothera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8
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 c3

Environment

Light 5-5
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Burn Dressing (pod), Panacea (root), Burn Dressing (seed), Throat Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Oenothera flava flower picture by Jeff Harris (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Oenothera flava world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172972-2
WFO ID wfo-0001087529
COL ID 48XV5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Oenothera taraxacoides Lavauxia taraxacoides Lavauxia flava Lavauxia hamata Lavauxia palustris Oenothera flava

Lower taxons

Oenothera flava subsp. taraxacoides