Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera pallida Lindl. sect. Anogra |
Synonyms | Oenothera idahoensis A.J.Mulford |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | stems whitish, glabrous or pubescent, leaves glabrous, linear to oblong-lanceolate, entire or denticulate, flowers in bud pendent, petals 1-3cm long, capsule campylotropous |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy 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
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ONAGRACEAE
pallida latifolia Rydb., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(3): 159 (1895)
pallida runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W.M.Klein, N. Amer. Fl. ser. 2. 5: 119 (1965)
pallida trichocalyx (Nutt.) Munz & W.M.Klein, ibid.
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