Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

Nuttall's evening primrose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Oenothera

Characteristics

Perennial, spreading by creeping roots; stem erect, 3–8 dm, with white bark exfoliating below, glabrous below, minutely glandular-puberulent in the infl; lvs linear to linear-oblong, 2–8 cm, acute, entire or nearly so, tapering to the base, glabrous above, puberulent with incurved hairs beneath; fls sessile in the upper axils, malodorous, nodding in bud; hypanthium 2.5–4 cm; sep at anthesis connivent, unilaterally reflexed or spreading; pet white, turning pink, 1.5–2.5 cm; stamens equal; fr linear-oblong, 1–3 cm, minutely glandular, shallowly 4-sulcate; seeds in 1 row in each locule; 2n=14, 28. Prairies and plains; Wis. to Alta., s. to Kans. & Colo. June, July. (Anogra n.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Oenothera nuttallii world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:613913-1
WFO ID wfo-0001087415
COL ID 48Y2W
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Synonyms

Anogra nuttallii Oenothera nuttallii