Oenothera parviflora

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Oenothera parviflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. parviflora
Binomial name
Oenothera parviflora

Oenothera parviflora, the northern evening primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to northeastern North America, and invasive in Europe, Asia, South Africa and New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 998 (1759)
  2. Sîrbu, Culiță; Oprea, Adrian (2017). "Notes on the genus Oenothera, section Oenothera, subsection Oenothera in Romania" (PDF). Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis. 44: 33–56. doi:10.1515/ahbb-2017-0003 (inactive 31 January 2024). S2CID   91254138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 22 December 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)