Oenothera perennis

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

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. Its native habitats include shaly slopes, moist or dry fields, pastures and roadsides. Oenothera perennis is a perennial herb.[5] It has yellow flowers that open during the day and close at night. Each flower has four petals that are notched at the tip with veins radiating from the base.[6]

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  1. ↑ "Oenothera perennis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Oenothera perennis. NatureServe. 2012.
  3. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Oenothera perennis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Oenothera perennis (Small Sundrops): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-11-28.


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