Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Taraxia breviflora (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex Small |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 185 (1896) |
Native Range | w. & c. Canada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-3000m |
Description | acaulescent, setose, leaves 5-15cm, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 5-15mm wide, deeply pinnatipartite, petals 6-10mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Camissonia breviflora (Torr. & A. Gray) P.H.Raven Oenothera breviflora Torr. & A.Gray Oenothera nuttallii Torr. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |