Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata (Tufted Evening Primrose)

7/7/05 Convict Lake Rd., Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Tufted Evening Primrose

SPECIES: Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/7/2005

LOCATION: Convict Lake Rd., Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant loosely cespitose. 

Flower: hypanthium 65--165 mm; petals fading lavender to pink. 

Fruit: 25--68 mm, cylindric, +- straight; stalk-like base 0--55 mm. 

Seed: 2.2--3.4 mm; cavity margin entire. 

Ecology: Rocky or sandy sites in granite, limestone, or sandstone soils, pinyon/juniper woodland to pine forest; 

Elevation: < 2400 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: GB, D; 

Distribution Outside California: western United States. 

Flowering Time: Apr--Aug 

Note: Variable. 

Synonyms: Oenothera cespitosa var. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz; Oenothera caespitosa subsp. marginata, orth. var.; 

eFlora Treatment Author: Warren L. Wagner