| Scientific Name | Oenothera laciniata | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Evening Primrose ( Onagraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 petals
Flower: 0.5 to 1.5 in wide. 4 broad, yellow petals usually indented at tip. Flowers open at twilight. Prominent cross-shaped stigma. Leaves: Alternate. Large leaves deeply lobed. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers p. 175 | |||||||||||||
April - October
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Opening Bud |
| Pinkish orange when beginning to open. Sepals bend backward. |