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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera laciniata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Cutleaf Evening Primrose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera laciniata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-006a:
Oenothera laciniata var. laciniata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia laciniata
COMMON NAME:
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rala6_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0304l_24
April Colleton County SC
Roadside
Leaves shallowly toothed to deeply lobed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm0504u_12
April Greenville County SC
Field
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmolaciniata_and2
April Anderson County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0405q_31
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Flowers yellow soon turning pinkish, solitary from axils, opening in late PM, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0405q_34
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Flowers arise from the axils of upper leaves. Sepals reflexed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4786
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4787
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Four broad petals with notched tips, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera laciniata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera laciniata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-006a:
Oenothera laciniata var. laciniata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia laciniata
982
Forb
Biennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow/Reddish
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p134
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p134
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p238
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p197
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p057
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p153
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p189
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p108
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p330
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p155