Oenothera elata
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The stout, usually reddish stem has many long, narrow leaves, above a basal rosette. At its top is a large, open cluster of 2- to 4-inch wide yellow flowers with 4 large petals and protruding yellow stamens and 4-branched pistil, often covered in sticky pollen. The fragrant flowers open at dusk and wilt the next morning, turning orange or red.
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Uses
The Zuni people apply a poultice of the powdered flower of the hookeri subspecies and saliva at night to swellings.
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