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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera tetragona +
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Northern Sundrops at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa +
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010:
Oenothera tetragona
FAMILY
Onagraceae
COMMON NAME:
Northern Sundrops, Appalachian Sundrops
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JK Marlow jkm070611_064
June Henderson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm070611_065
June Henderson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm070611_073
June Henderson County NC
Petals yellow, to 1" long, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm070611_077
June Henderson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm070611_078
June Henderson County NC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_trsp1
June Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_trsp6
June Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_trsp7
June Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
Hypanthium present, prolonged above the inferior ovary as a calyx tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_brp1
June-July? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Inflorescence usually erect. Petals (8-)15-35mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_brp2
June-July? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera tetragona +
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa +
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010:
Oenothera tetragona
FAMILY
Onagraceae
984
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Look for it in dry (or moist, depending on variety) forests & woodlands, roadsides, or (depending on variety) dry sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p152
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p153
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p113
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p134?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p056?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p152?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p188?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p108