Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera latifolia (Rydb.) Munz sect. Anogra |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 18: 321 (1931) |
Native Range | wc. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 600-2500m |
Description | taproot, stems ramose from base, leaves narrowly ovate to lanceolate, shallowly sinuate-dentate or denticulate, flowers solitary, petals 15-40mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anogra cinerea Rydb. Anogra latifolia (Rydb.) Rydb. Anogra pallida var. latifolia (Rydb.) Small Oenothera pallida var. latifolia Rydb. Oenothera pallida ssp. latifolia (Rydb.) Munz Oenothera tetragona f. latifolia (Rydb.) Munz Oenothera tetragona var. latifolia (Rydb.) Fernald |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |