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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera linifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Threadleaf Sundrops at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera linifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-011x:
Oenothera linifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Peniophyllum linifolium
COMMON NAME:
Threadleaf Sundrops, Flaxleaf Sundrops
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera linifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera linifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-011x:
Oenothera linifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Peniophyllum linifolium
3288
Forb
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia?
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p057
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p153
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p188
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p108