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| Scientific Name | Oenothera curtiflora (Gaura parviflora) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OECU2 |
| Common Name | Velvetweed, Velvet Butterfly-weed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 836004 |
| Family | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Various soil types; dry rocky hillsides, pastures, old fields, open woodlands, waste areas, roadsides and streamsides. Plant: Erect, annual; usually single-stemmed and unbranched below inflorescence; stems densely glandular-hairy. Leaves: Alternate, ovate-lanceolate, 1 to 5 inches long, 1/4 to 1-3/4 inches wide, sessile; pubescent hairs; wavy margins and tips tapering to points. Inflorescence: Densely-flowered terminal spike 2 to 20 inches long; small flowers with hairy lanceolate to linear bracts up to 1/4 inch long; 4 sepals, smooth or minutely pubescent, bent abruptly downward; 4 short, pink to rose petals 1/8-inch long; 8 stamens, anthers yellow or reddish; stigma with 4 short, yellowish lobes. Bloom Period: March to August. References: Gaura parviflora in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston; Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses, and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Oenothera speciosa | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OESP2 |
| Common Name | Showy Evening Primrose | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 27415 |
| Family | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Various soil types in ungrazed pastures and prairies, open woodlands and roadsides. Plant: Upright to sprawling perennial spreading to form large colonies; one to several stems, branched above up to 20 inches long. Leaves: Alternate, overall lanceolate or oblanceolate in outline, with edges cut deeply into narrow pinnate lobes; 3/4 to 3-1/2 inches long and 3/16 to 1 inch wide. Inflorescence: Large, showy pink or rose-pink to white flowers up to 3 inches across, 4 broad petals; opening morning or evening; nodding buds become erect when open. Bloom Period: March to July. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyaya Ajilvsgi, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Oenothera suffrutescens (Gaura coccinea) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OESU3 |
| Common Name | Scarlet Gaura, Scarlet Beeblossom | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 836008 |
| Family | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Sandy and calcareous soils in prairies, disturbed areas and a variety of environments; widespread in Texas. Plant: Erect, somewhat hairy multi-stemmed perennial, up to 40 inches tall. Leaves: Alternate, stalkless, narrow, linear to linear-oblanceolate leaves, 1/2 to 2-1/2 inches long, crowded along the stems; margins entire to somewhat dentate. Inflorescence: Densely-flowered terminal spike 2 to 6 inches long elongating with age, often lax or nodding at the tip; small flowers about 5/8-inch across; 4 sepals less than 1/4 to 3/8-inch long; 4 short, white to pink petals 1/4-inch long becoming red to dark-red with age; 8 stamens with long white filaments and red anthers. Bloom Period: April to July. References: Gaura coccinea in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi; SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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