Texas Wildbuds
Oenothera suffulta
(Kisses)
Oenothera suffulta, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Randall Co. 0443
Oenothera suffulta and Dryocampa rubicunda moth, Palo Duro Canyon State Park 0428
Oenothera suffulta, McKinney Falls State Park, Travis Co. 1513
Oenothera suffulta, McKinney Falls State Park, Travis Co. 1519
Oenothera suffulta, Lake Whitney State Park, Hill Co. 7723/7738
Oenothera suffulta, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde Co. 6570/6593
Oenothera suffulta, Perdernales Falls State Park, Blanco Co. 7213/7228
Oenothera suffulta, Perdernales Falls State Park, Blanco Co. 7232
Oenothera suffulta, Lake Whitney State Park, Hill Co. 7761
| Scientific Name | Oenothera suffulta (Gaura suffulta) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OESU4 |
| Common Name | Kisses, Wild Honeysuckle | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 835989 |
| Family | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, open areas. Plant: Erect, annual or biennial, mutiple stems, usually branched 1 to 3 ft. tall; hairy stems. Leaves: Basal and alternate along the stems; blades oblanceolate (basal) to linear (upper stem leaves), 3/8 to 6 inches long and up to 1 inch wide, tapering at the base into a winged petiole; margins smooth to sinuate-dentate. Inflorescence: Raceme of closely spaced flowers, several opening each day; buds and backs of sepals smooth; blossoms about 3/4-inch across with 4 white to pink petals, becoming darker with age, about 3/8 to 5/8-inch long around the top half of the blossom; 4 somewhat longer reflexed sepals; 8 stamens with white filaments and dark red anthers; long central greenish-yellow stigma; sepals are smooth. Bloom Period: April to June. References: Flora of North America SEINet; Gaura suffulta 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 |
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