Onagraceae FAMILY

Oenothera glazioviana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oenothera glazioviana is a Biennial up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeA hybrid of garden origin, probably O. grandiflora x O. elata.

HabitatNot known in the wild[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].