Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera brachycarpa A.Gray sect. Megapterium |
Synonyms | Oenothera australis (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr. |
Oenothera wrightii A.Gray | |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2600m |
Description | taproot , leaves lanceolate to elliptic, grey-green, strigose, irregularly pinnatifid, terminal segment large, flowers 1-3, open up morning, petals 4-6cm, anthers yellow |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C |
Territory |
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ONAGRACEAE
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