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Oenothera speciosa Nutt.

Pink evening primrose, Showy evening primrose, Mexican evening primrose, Showy primrose, Pink ladies, Buttercups, Pink buttercups
Onagraceae (Evening-Primrose Family)

USDA Symbol: OESP2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Oenothera speciosa

Showy Evening-Primrose, Mexican Evening-Primrose

Onagraceae

Location: S edge of Loop 410, just W of Harry Wurzbach Rd.--San Antonio.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: On steep slope (south facing embankment) among Lupinus and Poaceae.

Description: Straggling perennial from rhizomes, ascending to 52 cm tall. Leaves sinuate, pinnatified, oblong-lanceolate, to 2.5 x 9 cm. Petiole to 3 cm. Infloresence sharply nodding. Corolla 4-petaled, to 4 cm long, white to rose.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Mar 10, 1990
 Specimen number: 361

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0568
 Accession Date: Nov 17, 1993
 Accession Number: 43

Annotations: SCXRB

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