| Other Names | Lizard-Tail Gaura, Small-flower Gaura, Downy Gaura | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Gaura parviflora | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Evening Primrose ( Onagraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 petals
Tall annual to 2(+) m. tall. Thick fine hairs (hence also known as Downy Gaura). Flower: Bilaterally symmetric, small with four clawed petals, initially white turning pink/red with age. Petals 3.5 - 15 mm long. Sepals 4.5-17 mm long. Anthers 1.5 - 6 mm long. Leaves: Entire or toothed. Fruit: 5-11 mm long, subsessile (with almost no pedicle), weakly angled. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: George. Diggs, Jr., Barney Lipscomb and Robert O'Kennon Shinners & Mahler's Flora of North Central Texas p. 855 | |||||||||||||
April - October
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aka Lizard Tail Gaura |
| Characteristic non-erect raceme. |
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aka Downy Gaura or Velvet Leaf Gaura |
| Fine delicate hairs are seen on this close up photograph. |
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Seed |
| Fruit 5-11 mm long, subsessile. weakly angled. |