Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera sessilis (Pennel) Munz sect. Kneiffia |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 64: 291 (1937) |
Native Range | se. Texas to Arkansas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | densely strigose, glabrescent, basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate, entire, stem leaves lanceolate, subentire, flowers axillary, tube of corolla 10-15mm, petals 15-25mm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | bright 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 fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Kneiffia sessilis Pennell Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley Oenothera pilosella var. sessilis (Penell) B.L.Turner |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, LOU Louisiana) |