Native Plants
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Oenothera speciosa
Oenothera speciosa Nutt.
Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
USDA Symbol: OESP2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Oenothera speciosa
Showy Evening Primrose
Onagraceae
Location: 1.25 km east of Hwy 281 & 1 block north of Thousand Oaks, corner of Ledge Sage and Ledge View streets.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Nearly level, vacant, undisturbed land. Thin, rocky soil. A few Quercus and Diospyros trees.
Description: Erect perennial about 40 cm tall. Roots--rhizomes. Stems and leaves covered with very short hairs. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 3-7 cm long, about 1/6 as wide. Petiole to 3 cm. Hypanthium 1.5 cm long. Sepals 3 cm long w/free tips. Petals-4, white, fading to pink-reddish.
County: Bexar
Collector: Louise Morrell
Collection Date: May 19, 1993
Specimen number: 4
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0352
Accession Date: May 21, 1993
Accession Number: 28
Annotations: SCFRB