South American evening-primrose facts for kids
Quick facts for kids South American evening-primrose |
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| Scientific classification | |
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Oenothera
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| Species: |
pubescens
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O. laciniata spp. pubescens (Willd. ex Spreng.) Munz |
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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); Mexico (more than 20 states); Guatemala; and Western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). It is used locally in folk medicine.
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