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Evening Primrose

Oenothera macrocarpa

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Field Notes

Notes:

Small bloom, very low growing.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Cammie C. Jeffries
Scott, thank you for all of your help! I see the pink Primroses here all the time, but never made the connection that this was a Primrose as well. The lobed look that you are seeing is from insect snacking, these are actually smooth-edged. Lol
ScottRasmussen
That's an Evening Primrose, possibly Cut-leaved Evening Primrose, Oenothera lacinata, since some of the leaves of the plant in your picture look like they're lobed. You have several species of Oenothera to choose from in your area, though. http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/rag_primrose.htm

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PublishedMay 6, 2013

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