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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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera argillicola
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
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
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera argillicola
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
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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