Oenothera laciniata




Family Onagraceae
Tribe Onagreae
Scientific name Oenothera laciniata Hill
Synonyms Oenothera laciniata Hill forma integrifolia Jansen & Kloos; Oenothera minima Pursh; Oenothera repanda Medikus; Oenothera sinuata L.; Oenothera sinuata L. var. minima (Pursh) Nuttall; Onagra sinuata (L.) Moenc; Raimannia laciniata (Hill) Rose ex Britton & A. Brown
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-matsu-yoi-0gusa (コマツヨイグサ, 小待宵草 [meaning: tiny waiting evening weed])
(English common name) cutleaf evening-primrose
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] USA, Mexico
Habitat Sand beach, riverside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants electing 5-50cm tall. Leaves 2-10cm long, 0.4-3.5cm wide. Flowers 4 yellow petals each 0.5-2.2cm, flowering in April to November. Annual or pelennial (short life) plants.
Reference Oenothera laciniata Hill
Oenothera laciniata Hill
Oenothera laciniata Hill
Uracil compounds and use thereof (US Patent 6403534/2002)
6-Hydroxy-5,6-dihydrouracil compound and herbicidal composition containing thereof (US Patent 6410484/2002)
Carbohydrate absorption inhibitor and method for manufacturing the same (US Patent 6932990/2005)
Herbicidal compositions containing glyphosate and bipyridilium (US Patent 7008904/2006)
Process for producing pyridine compound (US Patent 7157579/2007)
Pyridone compounds useful for producing pyridine compounds (US Patent 7223862/2007)
Note Naturalized plants (first reported in 1914).



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden