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Habit Herbs caulescent or acaulescent, moderately to densely crinkly-villous (often appearing shaggy), and glandular puberulent. Herbs acaulescent or short-caulescent, hirsute and glandular puberulent, or glabrous.
Stems

(if present) unbranched to few-branched, (0–)10–25 cm.

(if present), usually unbranched, rarely with 1–several short laterals, 4–8 cm.

Leaves

(3.5–)4–13(–16) × (0.7–)1–3.2 cm;

petiole (1.3–)1.7–10(–12) cm;

blade oblanceolate to rhombic-obovate, margins often coarsely and irregularly dentate or serrate, sometimes pinnately lobed, often with several larger lobes near blade base.

(6.8–)9.5–23(–32) × (1.3–)2.4–4.5(–6.5) cm;

petiole (3–)4–11(–14) cm;

blade oblanceolate to spatulate, margins often undulate, usually regularly to irregularly dentate, rarely coarsely and irregularly pinnately lobed.

Flowers

buds often recurved when young;

floral tube (35–)40–70(–80) mm;

sepals 22–27(–32) mm;

petals fading pink to light rose, (25–)28–32(–34) mm;

filaments 11–15(–17) mm, anthers 9–12 mm;

style (50–)59–85(–96) mm.

floral tube (45–)75–110(–153) mm;

sepals (22–)30–45(–50) mm;

petals fading pink to pale rose, (21–)35–43(–50) mm;

filaments (16–)19–28(–35) mm, anthers (10–)12–17 mm;

style 85–180 mm.

Capsules

straight, oblong-lanceoloid, base asymmetrical, 13–35(–40) × 5–6 mm;

valve margins with a low sinuate ridge to 8–15 small, nearly distinct tubercles;

pedicel 1–3 mm.

somewhat curved, lanceoloid-cylindrical to cylindrical, symmetrical throughout, sometimes slightly flattened on one side at base, (17–)25–45(–56) × 5–8 mm, valve margins with conspicuous, nearly smooth to irregular undulate ridge;

pedicel 2–7 mm.

Seeds

narrowly obovoid, 2.1–2.6 × 1.1–1.3 mm, embryo 1/2 of seed volume, surface minutely papillose;

seed collar forming a narrow slit above raphe with a slightly sunken membrane, margin entire or obscurely sinuate distally.

narrowly obovoid, 2.5–3 × 1–1.4 mm, embryo 1/2 of seed volume, surface minutely papillose to reticulate;

seed collar forming narrow slit above raphe with a slightly sunken membrane, margin entire or obscurely sinuate distally.

2n

= 14, 28.

= 14, 28.

Oenothera cespitosa subsp. navajoensis

Oenothera cespitosa subsp. macroglottis

Phenology Flowering (Apr–)May–Jun. Flowering May–Jul(–Sep).
Habitat Colorado Plateau region, forming small colonies on loose or compacted soil derived from clay, shale, fine-textured sandstone, or gypsum, on slopes and along small drainage patterns, often around harvester ant mounds, arroyos in somewhat sandy or gravelly soil, in shrubby commu­nities dominated by Atriplex confertifolia, A. corrugata, A. cuneata, Artemisia spinescens, Coleogyne ramosissima, Frankenia jamesii, Hilaria jamesii, with big sagebrush scrub or sage-grasslands, rarely in lower pinyon-juniper woodlands. Open, igneous rocky slopes, talus, roadcuts, open or shaded and sandy or gravelly sites along streams, rarely on shale, in upper pinyon-juniper woodlands, Gambel oak scrub, ponderosa pine forests, ponderosa pine-Douglas fir forests, spruce-fir-lodgepole pine forests.
Elevation 1100–1900(–2100) m. (3600–6200(–6900) ft.) 2000–3100 m. (6600–10200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; UT
from FNA
CO; NM; UT; WY
Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Oenothera > sect. Pachylophus > Oenothera cespitosa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Oenothera > sect. Pachylophus > Oenothera cespitosa
Sibling taxa
O. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa, O. cespitosa subsp. crinita, O. cespitosa subsp. macroglottis, O. cespitosa subsp. marginata
O. cespitosa subsp. cespitosa, O. cespitosa subsp. crinita, O. cespitosa subsp. marginata, O. cespitosa subsp. navajoensis
Synonyms O. cespitosa var. navajoensis, Pachylophus caulescens Pachylophus macroglottis, O. cespitosa var. macroglottis, P. hirsutus
Name authority W. L. Wagner, Stockhouse & W. M. Klein: Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 66, fig. 104. (1985) — (as caespitosa) (Rydberg) W. L. Wagner, Stockhouse & W. M. Klein: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70: 195. (1983) — (as caespitosa)
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