Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Oenothera macrocarpa
Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt.
Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Missouri Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Big-fruit Evening-primrose, Missouri Primrose, Bigfruit Evening Primrose
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
USDA Symbol: OEMAUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Oenothera macrocarpa
Missouri Primrose
Onagraceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake along Cranes Mill Rd, between Hwy 32 & Hwy 36.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry caliche, in sun or part shade.
Description: Perennial, 4 dm tall, with reclining stems from a woody base. Yellow flowers are 9 cm wide with a floral tube 1 dm long. Sepals are 2 cm long.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Apr 24, 1994
Specimen number: 194
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0759
Accession Date: May 25, 1994
Accession Number: 57
Annotations: (In flower & fruit)
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