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Oenothera laciniata Hill

Cutleaf evening-primrose, Cut-leaf Evening Primrose
Onagraceae (Evening-Primrose Family)

USDA Symbol: OELA
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Oenothera lacinata

Downy Evening-Primrose, Cutleaf Evening Primrose

Onagraceae

Location: N yard of 85 Campden Circle--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Half day sun; damp, deep, alkaline soil. Adventitious in disturbed soil. Common, in colonies, locally.

Description: Erect annual, becoming sprawling as the many brances grow to 7 dm long. Stalks light green, sparingly hirsute, internodes to 2 cm. Leaves alternate below, crowded/seeming fascicled terminally, medium gree, elliptic, sinuate-pinnatifid, sub-glabrous, short petioled. Flowers 4-merous, yellow, open afternoon. Petals 5+ mm, sepals 6+ mm w/free tips, hypanthium to 13 mm.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Apr 28, 1991
 Specimen number: 405

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0594
 Accession Date: Nov 23, 1993
 Accession Number: 44

Annotations: SCXXB

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