| Oenothera primiveris | |
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| Oenothera primiveris subsp. bufonis | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. primiveris
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera primiveris | |
Oenothera primiveris is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names yellow desert evening primrose, bottle evening-primrose, and desert evening-primrose. [1] [2]
Habitat
It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2] [3]
It grows below 4,500 feet (1,400 m) in many types of flat desert habitats, including Creosote bush scrub, Joshua tree woodland, and Pinyon-juniper woodland. [1] It is found in the Mojave Desert. [1] [2]
Description
Oenothera primiveris is a hairy annual herb producing a dense rosette of leaves in which the inflorescence occurs. There is generally no true stem. [4]
The green or grayish leaves are up to 28 centimeters long and have wavy or crinkled edges, or are cut into deep lobes or teeth. [4]
Flowers arise from the axils of the leaves. Each flower has yellow petals up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length which fade orange or red with age. [4] Its bloom period is February through May. [1] [2]
The fruit is a straight or curving capsule up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. [4]
Subspecies
- Oenothera primiveris subsp. bufonis — Large yellow desert primrose, endemic to the Mojave Desert in California & Nevada. [5]
- Oenothera primiveris subsp. primiveris [6]
References
- ^ a b c d Calflora Database: Oenothera primiveris
- ^ a b c d Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center-NPIN: Oenothera primiveris
- ^ USDA: Oenothera primiveris
- ^ a b c d Jepson eFlora: Oenothera primiveris
- ^ Calflora Database: Oenothera primiveris ssp. bufonis
- ^ Calflora Database: Oenothera primiveris ssp. primiveris
External links
- Oenothera
- North American desert flora
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Night-blooming plants
- Taxa named by Asa Gray