NameThatPlant.net: Oenothera humifusa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera humifusa FAMILY Onagraceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Dunes Evening Primrose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera humifusa FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-004:

Oenothera humifusa FAMILY Onagraceae

COMMON NAME:
Dunes Evening Primrose, Seabeach Evening Primrose, Spreading Evening Primrose

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 VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-004:
Oenothera humifusa FAMILY Onagraceae

2680

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Coastal sand dunes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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

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