Texas Wildbuds
Oenothera patriciae
(Plains Beeblossom)
Oenothera patriciae, Lake Arrowhead State Park, Clay Co. 5288
Oenothera patriciae, Lake Arrowhead State Park, Clay Co. 5279
Oenothera patriciae, Johnson City, Blanco Co. 5207
Oenothera patriciae, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 0493
Oenothera patriciae, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 0471
Oenothera patriciae, McKinney Roughs Natural Area, Bastop Co. 3446/3456
Oenothera patriciae, Lake Arrowhead State Park, Clay Co. 5283
Oenothera patriciae, Johnson City, Blanco Co. 5212
| Scientific Name | Oenothera patriciae (Gaura brachycarpa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OEPA2 |
| Common Name | Plains Beeblossom | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 835996 |
| Family | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) | Wildflower Center Reference | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Sandy, open areas. Plant: Erect, weak, delicate single-stemmed annual, may reach 26 inches tall, generally much shorter; stems with erect hairs. Leaves: Basal rosette and stem leaves, lanceolate to oblanceolate, hairy leaves up to 2-3/4 inches long; edges are nearly entire to slightly sinuate-denticulate. Inflorescence: A few pink, rose red or white flowers in a spike, buds and backs of sepals pubescent; 3 or 4 petals 0.3 to 0.5-inch long around the top half of the blossom, and 8 long stamens with dark anthers and long central stigma; greenish to pinkish sepals below covered with strigulose hairs. Bloom Period: February to June. References: Flora of North America; Gaura brachycarpa in"Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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