Oenothera glazioviana Evening primrose (Onagraceae)

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Oenothera glazioviana
Evening primrose
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The Oenothera glazioviana plant species is found in A hybrid of garden origin, probably O. grandiflora x O. elata. It is a member of the Onagraceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Evening primrose. Some home gardeners know the variety as O. erythrosepala. Borbas. O. lamarkiana. DeVries. non Ser.

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Latin Name:  Oenothera glazioviana
Common Name:  Evening primrose
Family:  Onagraceae
Author:  Micheli. ex Mart.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known in the wild[200].

Edible Uses: Root - cooked. Boiled and eaten like salsify[144]. Fleshy and succulent. Young shoots - raw or cooked[144]. Mild and inoffensive[144] Seed contains 28% of a drying oil[114]. It is edible and a very good source of gammalinoleinc acid[141], an essential fatty acid that is not found in many plant sources and has numerous vital functions in the body. Difficult to harvest, it has to be done by hand[160].

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