Oenothera pilosella is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name meadow evening primrose. It is native to the United States and eastern Canada.[1][2]

Oenothera pilosella
Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis in a prairie remnant in Arkansas

Secure  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. pilosella
Binomial name
Oenothera pilosella

This species is grown as an ornamental garden plant. It produces flowers with yellow petals in late spring and early summer.[3]

There are two subspecies. One, subsp. sessilis, is a rare herb native to the Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana and Arkansas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.
  2. ^ Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. ^ Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. ^ O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.