Oenothera laciniata
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Image courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Oenothera laciniata |
| Common name: | cutleaf evening primrose |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | annual; perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | up to 32" |
| Foliage: | alternate, typically pubescent, with a whitish midrib; ciliate margins; red stems |
| Flower: | 4 pale yellow petals |
| Flowering time: | May - October |
| Habitat: | fallow fields, roadsides, railroads |
| Range in New Jersey: | most of southern portion of state |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |