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Oenothera deltoides

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Oenothera deltoides

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Oenothera

Higher classification
  
Evening-primroses

Oenothera deltoides Oenothera deltoides Torrey amp Frmont subsp deltoides Dune Evening

Similar
  
Evening‑primroses, Abronia villosa, Oenothera californica, Onagraceae, Oenothera primiveris

Oenothera deltoides is a species of evening primrose known by several common names, including birdcage evening primrose, basket evening primrose, lion in a cage, and devil's lantern. It is native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy habitats from desert to beach.

Oenothera deltoides Oenothera deltoides Desert Primrose

The plant is grayish with basal, deltoid leaves. The large white flowers turn pinkish as they mature. When the plants die, the stems curl upward and form the "birdcage" for which the common name is derived.

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There are five subspecies. One of these, the Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose (ssp. howellii), is a federally listed endangered species known from a few sandy spots in the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge just inland from the San Francisco Bay Area in California.

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Oenothera deltoides Oenothera deltoides Wikipdia

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Oenothera deltoides Evening Primrose Bird39s Nest Eveningprimrose Lion in a Cage

References

Oenothera deltoides Wikipedia


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