Oenothera pubescens Willd. ex Spreng. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Oenothera pubescens Willd. ex Spreng.

Summary

Genus:

Oenothera

Section:

Oenothera

Subsection:

Nutantigemma

Family:

Onagraceae

Subfamily:

Onagroideae

Tribe:

Onagreae

Nomen number:

100619

Place of publication:

Syst. veg. 2:229. 1825

Verified:

01/17/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Oenothera laciniata Hill subsp. pubescens (Willd. ex Spreng.) Munz

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Reference(s)

Dietrich, W. 1977. The South American species of Oenothera sect. Oenothera (Raimannia, Renneria; Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:613.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Munz, P. A. 1965. Onagraceae. North American flora ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972 ser. 2, 5:109.
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].

Common names

English
South American evening-primrose –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru

Native
Northern America

REGION: Mexico
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]

Southern America

MESOAMERICA: Guatemala
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100619. Accessed 16 December 2025.