Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera dissecta A.Gray ex S.Watson sect. Leucocoryne |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 357 (1882) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2400m |
Description | leaves in rosette oblanceolate, 2-6cm, dentate or pinnatilobate, stem leaves 2-8cm, lanceolate, strigose, pinnatifid, segments linear, petals 2-4cm, orbiculate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hartmannia dissecta Rose Megapterium dissectum (A.Gray ex S.Watson) Small |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |