Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Oenothera neomexicana (Small) Munz
(New Mexico Evening Primrose)
Family: Onagraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Anogra neomexicana Small
Oenothera neomexicana grows with a stem to about 50cm tall. The fruit is an upright, slightly curved and rather
elongate capsule. The stigma has 4 lobes and is longer than the stamens. The four petals are white. The leaves
are several centimeters long and curving to toothed. We found Oenothera neomexicana at middle elevation in mixed conifer forest
alongside a seasonal creekbed.
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Oenothera neomexicana, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Lower Gallinas Canyon, August 29, 2020
Oenothera neomexicana, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Lower Gallinas Canyon, August 29, 2020
Oenothera neomexicana, upright capsule, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Lower Gallinas Canyon, August 29, 2020
Oenothera neomexicana, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Black Range, Lower Gallinas Canyon, August 29, 2020
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