200px, ''Oenothera albicaulis'' ''Oenothera albicaulis'' is a New World plant in the evening primrose family. It is known by the common names prairie evening-primrose, white-stem evening-primrose, whitish evening primrose, or whitest evening primrose.

Distribution

''Oenothera albicaulis'' is native to North America, in the United States ( Arizona; Colorado; Montana; New Mexico;

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; South Dakota; Texas; and Utah), and in Mexico (in

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Uses

The

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rub the chewed blossoms on the bodies of young girls so that they can dance well and ensure rain.

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Picture of an ''Oenothera albicaulis'' flower
from Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness in association with Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences albicaulis Flora of Mexico Flora of Arizona Flora of Colorado Flora of Montana Flora of New Mexico Flora of Oklahoma Flora of South Dakota Flora of Texas Flora of Utah Plants described in 1813 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Myrtales-stub