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Oenothera speciosa is a herbaceous perennial wildflower.It has glabrous (smooth) to pubescent stems that grow to 50 centimetres (20 inches) in height. The pubescent leaves are alternate with very short or no petiole (sessile), reaching 10 cm (4 in) long to 4 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad.
Certain Oenothera plants have edible parts. The roots of O. biennis are reportedly edible in young plants. So are the flowers which have a sweet, crunchy taste. [20] The common evening primrose, O. biennis, is commonly sold as a dietary supplement in capsules containing the seed oil. [21]
The primrose moth (Schinia florida) is a common consumer of Oenothera biennis. The adults lay eggs on the flower, and the emerging caterpillars feed on the plant. Pink wing tips reveal Schinia florida in the flower of the evening primrose. Primrose moth, Schinia florida, on an evening primrose, petals have been removed to reveal the insect.
Oenothera humifusa, the seabeach evening primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. [2] It is native to the beaches of Bermuda and the eastern United States from Louisiana to New Jersey, and it has been introduced to Cuba. [ 1 ]
Oenothera perennis is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae and is native to the eastern United States and Canada. [1] [2] Its common names include little evening primrose, [3] small sundrops, [4] and small evening primrose.
Oenothera flava, the yellow evening primrose (a name it shares with Oenothera serrulata), is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. [2] It is native to western Canada (except British Columbia), the western and central United States, and Mexico (except southeastern Mexico), and it has been introduced to the former Czechoslovakia. [1]
Oenothera pallida, the pale evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. [2] It is native to British Columbia, the western United States, and northern Mexico. [ 1 ] Flowers start out white and fade to pink.
Oenothera fruticosa, the narrowleaf evening primrose [1] or narrow-leaved sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. It is native to much of eastern North America, [ 2 ] where it is found in a variety of open habitats, including dry woodlands, rock outcrops and moist savannas.