Status: Native
Synonyms:
Lavauxia brachycarpa (Gray) Britton
Lavauxia wrightii (Gray) Small
Oenothera brachycarpa (Gray) var. wrightii (Gray) Leveille
Oenothera caespitosa Nuttall ex Fraser subsp. australis (Wooton & Standley) Munz
Oenothera caespitosa Nuttall ex Fraser var. australis (Wooton & Standley) Munz
Oenothera australis (Wooton & Standley) Tidestrom
Oenothera wrightii Gray
Pachylophus australis Wooton & Standley
Oenothera brachycarpa is an almost acaulescent evening primrose with bright yellow flowers and a four-parted stigma. The leaves are shallowly lobed. The capsules are winged. Oenothera brachycarpa is found on the roadside at middle to upper elevation.
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Oenothera brachycarpa, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rte. 152 near Emory Pass, July 26, 2008
Oenothera brachycarpa, winged capsule, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rte. 152 near Emory Pass, July 26, 2008
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