Oenothera pilosella is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names midwestern evening primrose and meadow evening primrose. It is native to the United States and eastern Canada.Oenothera pilosella. USDA Plants Profile.Oenothera pilosella. The Nature Conservancy.
This species is grown as an ornamental garden plant. It produces flowers with yellow petals in late spring and early summer.Oenothera pilosella. Missouri Botanical Garden.
There are two subspecies. One, subsp. sessilis, is a rare herb native to the Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana and Arkansas.O. pilosella ssp. sessilis. Center for Plant Conservation.
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