Oenothera perennis

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Oenothera perennis

Conservation status

Secure (NatureServe)

Scientific classification
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]

## References

1. ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Oenothera perennis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
2. ↑ Oenothera perennis. NatureServe. 2012.
3. ↑ "Oenothera perennis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OEPE. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
4. ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
5. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEPE.
6. ↑ "Oenothera perennis (Small Sundrops): Minnesota Wildflowers" (in en). https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/small-sundrops.

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