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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera humifusa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Dunes Evening Primrose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera humifusa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Oenothera humifusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera humifusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-004:
Oenothera humifusa FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia humifusa
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia mollissima
COMMON NAME:
Dunes Evening Primrose, Seabeach Evening Primrose, Spreading Evening Primrose
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JK Marlow jkm080410_035
April Charleston County SC
Yellow flowers tinged with pink, about 1" wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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April Charleston County SC
Leaves elliptic, oblanceolate, to 4cm x 8mm, mucronate, entire, sinuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera humifusa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera humifusa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera humifusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera humifusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-004:
Oenothera humifusa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia humifusa
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia mollissima
2680
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Coastal sand dunes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellowish
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p492
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p238
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p057
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p267
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