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|familia=Onagraceae
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|species=speciosa
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|taxo_author=Nutt.
|common_name=Pink primrose
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'''Pink primrose''' (''Oenothera speciosa''), also known as '''Pinkladies''' and '''Showy evening primrose''', is a herbaceous [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[wildflower]] native to the southeastern [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. The species name ''speciosa'' means "showy".
'''Pink primrose''' (''Oenothera speciosa''), also known as '''Pinkladies''' and '''Showy evening primrose''', is a herbaceous [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[wildflower]] native to the southeastern [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. The species name ''speciosa'' means "showy".
This plant is also frequently referred to as a buttercup, though it is not a true buttercup. Other names include Mexican primrose and Amapola.
This plant is also frequently referred to as a buttercup, though it is not a true buttercup. Other names include Mexican primrose and Amapola.
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Oenothera speciosa, Nutt. (Hartmannia speciosa, Small). Perennial, with a rootstock, erect or ascending branches, 2 ft. or less high, canescent: Lvs. linear to lance-oblong, 4 in. or less long, remotely or sinuately dentate, or the lower ones pinnatifid, attenuate at base: calyx-tube as long as the ovary; petals largo, obcordate, white: caps. ½-¾ in. long, 8-winged, acute at top. Mo., west and south.
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
==References==
* Tveten, Gloria and Tveten, John. ''Wildflowers of Houston & Southeast Texas''. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas (1993). ISBN 0-292-78151-2
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* [http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/oesp2.htm ''Oenothera speciosa'' photos]
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
* [http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Oenothera_speciosa_page.html Missouri plants: ''Oenothera speciosa'']
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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