Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera pallida Lindl. sect. Anogra |
Bibliography | Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1142 (1828) |
Native Range | sw. Canada to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1100-2000m |
Description | stems whitish, glabrous or pubescent, leaves glabrous, linear to oblong-lanceolate, entire or denticulate, flowers in bud pendent, petals 1-3cm long, capsule contorted |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anogra pallida (Lindl.) Britton Baumannia douglasiana Spach Oenothera albicaulis var. pallida (Lindl.) H.Lév. Oenothera albicaulis var. typica Munz Oenothera pallida var. idahoensis Munz Oenothera pallida var. typica Munz |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |