​Tall Evening Primrose, Hooker’s Evening Primrose,Oenothera elata,Evening Primrose Family (Onagreaceae)

Found in disturbed moist areas, roadsides.
Seen blooming in July near the Rio Chama, Abiquiu.
Tall Evening Primrose grows from three to six feet tall. The stem is stout and usually reddish with many long, narrow, willow-like leaves. At its top is a cluster of showy yellow flowers, two to three inches across, with four large petals and protruding yellow stamens. Only one or two flowers open at the same time. The flowers are fragrant, open late in the day and wilt the next morning, turning orange. The leaves, seedpods, and roots are edible. The seeds produce an oil that is said to reduce inflammation and is used in soaps and pharmaceuticals. Source.
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