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Evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
A dusk-opening yellow native whose seed oil is taken for skin and cycle folklore.
Flavor
Root is peppery-sweet when young; seed oil is oily and faintly nutty. Flowers are not a tea crop.
Symptoms
irritable skin, cramps, inflammation
In favor
Native pollinator plant
Against
Oil is a supplement decision
Days to harvest
Root ~120 days year 1; seed ~400 days
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