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Oenothera fremontii S.Watson sect. Megapterium 
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesOenothera fremontii S.Watson sect. Megapterium
BibliographyProc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 587 (1873)
Native Rangesc. Nebraska to Kansas
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Descriptiondensely minutely strigose, stems numerous, leaves grey, 5-10cm, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, flat, entire or denticulate, acute, flowers solitary, petals 25-35mm
Size5-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMegapterium fremontii (S.Watson) Britton
Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. fremontii (S.Watson) W.L.Wagner
Oenothera wrightii Torr.
Territory7 Northern America
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska)
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