Oenothera Laciniata

Scientific Name: Oenothera laciniata

Common Name: cutleaf evening primrose

Symbol: OELA

Category: Dicot

Genus: Oenothera

Family: Onagraceae

Family Common Name: Evening Primrose family

Order: Myrtales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Annual, Perennial

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (I)

Edible: unknown

Flower, stem, and leaves

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Scientific Name: Oenothera laciniata

Common Name(s): cutleaf evening primrose

Edible: yes

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root, stem, fruit, leaf

your_comforting_company 4 Apr, 2010	Erect biennial with pinkish stems and dissected lanceolate leaves. 4 back-bent sepals and slightly heart-shaped petals, a 4 parted, X-shaped stigma that persists after pollination. Fibrous roots and pubescent stems and leaves.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 4 Apr, 2010	Major uses of this plant are for skin conditions, like atopic eczema. Root tea used for bowel pains. Seed oil is currently used in Britain for skin conditions, pms, and prostatitis.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 4 Apr, 2010	First year taproots can be peeled and boiled in a few changes of water. Fresh roots are peppery. Tender new leaves can be eaten as a salad or potherb and are also peppery. Cordage can be made from the fibrous stems.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 4 Apr, 2010	usually 8 stamens. seed is a capsule
Current Rating: 0.0000

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