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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera argillicola
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera argillicola
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Oenothera argillicola
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera argillicola
COMMON NAME:
Shale-barren Evening Primrose, Shale Evening Primrose
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_oear_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera argillicola
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera argillicola
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera argillicola
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera argillicola
3287
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Shale barrens and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native north of the Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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