Oenothera rosea

Short description: Species of plant

Oenothera rosea

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Myrtales
Family:  | Onagraceae
Genus:  | Oenothera
Species:  |

O. rosea

Binomial name
Oenothera rosea

L'Hér. ex Aiton

Oenothera rosea, also known as rosy evening-primrose,[1] rose evening primrose,[2] pink evening primrose, or Rose of Mexico, is a plant belonging to the genus Oenothera and native to northern Mexico and Texas .[3]

Oenothera rosea has flowers with less than 2.5 cm (0.98 in) diameter. The shade varies from pink to red.[3]

## References

1. ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
2. ↑ "Oenothera rosea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OERO. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 612. Könemann, 2004. ISBN:3-8331-1253-0

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Wikidata ☰ Q2919117 entry

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