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Stemless Primrose, Oenothera caespitosa

Stemless Primrose
Stemless Primrose, Oenothera caespitosa
Stemless primroseOenothera caespitosa
Stemless primrose,
Oenothera caespitosa		Growing On Mingus Mountain
Grows Between 3,000 To 7,500 Feet
SandlilyTufted Evening Primrose
Blooms April To September
Slight Fragrence		Flower About Four Inch Diameter
Four Heart Shaped Petals

Seamless Primrose
Oenothera caespitosa, Evening Primrose Family ( Onagraceae ), Stemless Primrose. Also called Tufted Evening - Primrose, Sandlily, or White Stemless Evening primrose.

Evergreen to deciduous perennial dicot species of Phacelia in Arizona.

Height: Up To 10" tall, and up to about 2 feet in diameter.
Flowers: Flowers White turning pink as they wilt.
Blooming Time: April - September.
Leaves: Leaves are in a basal rosette. Green, fuzzy leaves.
Found: Arizona roadsides, ponderosa forest clearings, dry, rocky slopes; disturbed ground.
Elevation: 2000 - 7500 Feet.
Habitat: where it occupies open, sandy washes to rocky flats, bajadas, roadsides, and playas.
Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken April 29, 2003. Near Lake Pleasant.

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