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Plants of the Omaha Indian Reservation
An Ethonobotanical Report
Oenothera biennis Native Names The Lakota name is "canhlo'gan hu'nla, (rattle weed). Also the Potawatomi name is "owesa'wanakuk. The name was given to this plant because the flowers open in the evening.
The common names for Evening primrose are fourpoint eveningprimrose, narrow leaf evening primrose, and yellow evening primrose. Description Evening primrose is a native forb and is native. It can usaully be seen during the months of June, July, August, and October. It may attain an height of 0.3 to 1.2m or 1-3.9 ft. Its flowers are four yellow petals about 11/2 to 21/2 cm long. The stem has small rough hairs. Its seeds are reddish brown. It can best be identified when you see the seed stalk. Its stalks are more of a banana shaped figure. Also evening primrose is a underground taproot.
Habitats and Locations This plant can be found throughout Nebraska, but primarliy in central Nebraska in sandy soils. It is common in roadsides and in the sand hills. The Evening Primrose, is orginally a native of North America. It was naturalized on riverbanks and some other sandy places. On the reservation i had found it on the old baseball field.
Uses The Primrose flower tea was
supposed to be an astringent and mildly sedative, used to calm
nervousness, gastrointesinal toxicity, and help with disorders in the
lungs, such as spasmodic coughing. Poultice of this plant can be used
for swellings. The Navajo called it " life medicine. By Trisha Walker
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