| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Oenothera deserticola (Loes.) Munz sect. Hartmannia |
| Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 19: 758 (1932) |
| Native Range | Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves in rosette oblanceolate to elliptic, petiolate, stem leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, serrate to weakly dentate, obtuse or acute, petals 8-17mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Oenothera purpusii Munz Xylopleurum deserticola Loes. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |