Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera curtiflora W.L. Wagner & Hoch
Velvetweed, Velvetleaf Gaura, Lizard-tail Gaura, Willow Gaura
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
USDA Symbol: OECU2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Oenothera curtiflora
Lizardtail Gaura, Small Flower Gaura
Onagraceae
Location: North side of Canyon Lake at 800 Military Drive, Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful in colonies on dry soil. Full sun.
Description: Annual to 90 cm. Alternate leaves are downy, sessile and 67-75 mm long. Sepals 3 mm long; petals pink, 1.5 mm long.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 27, 1993
Specimen number: 138
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0394
Accession Date: Jun 25, 1993
Accession Number: 31
Annotations: SCFRC. Originally published as Gaura parviflora.