Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera macrosceles A.Gray sect. Oenothera |
Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 4: 43 (1849) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1100-2000m |
Description | taproot, leaves thick, carnose, entire, stem leaves narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, 4-8cm, gradually tapered to petiole, petals broadly obcordate, 3-5cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Onagra macrosceles (A.Gray) Small Raimannia macrosceles (A.Gray) Rose ex Sprague & L.Riley |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |