Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera oklahomensis (Norton) Hitchc. sect. Megapterium |
Bibliography | Monde Pl. Rev. Mens. Bot. 7: 148 (1898) |
Native Range | s. Kansas to n. Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 200-500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves green, often reddish, 7-11cm, elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, carnose, margins sinuate, conspicuosly denticulate, acute, flowers solitary, petals 4-6cm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Megapterium oklahomense Norton, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 153 (1898) Oenothera macrocarpa var. oklahomensis (Norton) Munz Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. oklahomensis (Norton) W.L.Wagner |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |