Oenothera pallida subsp. latifolia |
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Habit | Herbs perennial, densely strigillose throughout; from a taproot, lateral roots producing adventitious shoots. |
Stems | usually several, branched from base, sometimes unbranched. |
Leaves | rosette not present at anthesis, 1–5(–7) × (0.4–)0.7–1.5 cm; blade narrowly ovate to oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, margins shallowly sinuate-dentate or denticulate. |
Flowers | buds with free tips 1–2 mm; floral tube 15–40 mm; sepals 12–30 mm; petals 15–40 mm. |
Capsules | spreading, straight or curved, sometimes contorted. |
2n | = 14. |
Oenothera pallida subsp. latifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Sep. |
Habitat | Open sites, sandy soil, dunes, rocky sites in grasslands. |
Elevation | 600–2000(–3100) m. (2000–6600(–10200) ft.) |
Distribution |
CO; KS; NE; NM; OK; SD; UT; WY |
Discussion | Some collections from mostly disturbed sites in northern Utah (Cache, Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties) have been identified as subsp. latifolia; it is not clear if they represent a disjunct distribution area of this subspecies, naturalized populations, or if they are pubescent forms of subsp. pallida. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 10. |
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Synonyms | O. pallida var. latifolia, Anogra cinerea, A. latifolia, A. pallida var. latifolia, O. latifolia |
Name authority | (Rydberg) Munz in N. L. Britton et al.: N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2, 5: 119. (1965) |
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