Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. sect. Megapterium |
Synonyms | Oenothera missouriensis Sims |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | 100-1200m |
Description | subglabrous, stems ramose, leaves lanceolate, petiolate, sparsely glandular-denticulate, flowers solitary, to 8cm across, petals obcordate, capsules ellipsoid, 4-winged |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Kansas , Missouri , Nebraska , Oklahoma ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas , Tennessee ) Mexico |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | ONAGRACEAE
macrocarpa fremontii (S.Watson) W.L.Wagner, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70(1): 194 (1983)
macrocarpa incana (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner, ibid.
ssp. mexicana W.L.Wagner, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 213 (2007)
macrocarpa oklahomensis (Norton) W.L.Wagner, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70: 194 (1983)
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