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Oenothera odorata Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Oenothera

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40 cm high and spreads 1 m wide. The stems are erect and branching. The leaves are narrow and sword shaped and taper towards the tip. The flowers are yellow but turn red. They have 4 petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It will grow in most soils. It is best in an open sunny position. It is resistant to frost and drought. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,800 m above sea level.
More
Not known
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Eczema (seed), Mastodynia (seed), Premenstrual syndrome (seed), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Oenothera odorata habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Oenothera odorata leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Oenothera odorata flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Oenothera odorata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Chile, Georgia, Uruguay, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324893-2
WFO ID wfo-0000389670
COL ID 48Y36
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Onagra undulata Oenothera ibari Oenothera odoratissima Oenothera undulata Oenothera odorata Raimannia odorata Oenothera micans Oenothera mollissima subsp. odorata Oenothera odorata var. glabrescens Oenothera odorata var. media Oenothera odorata var. undulata Oenothera odorata var. virescens Oenothera polymorpha var. undulata
WorldFloraDB 2024