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Many-Flowered Evening Primrose

Mentzelia decapetala

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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Field Notes

Description:

Flowers are about 2 inches across and a very light yellow color. Leaves are long and slender with wavy serrations. This plant was about 1.5 feet tall, with longer/bigger leaves near the bottom and smaller leaves near the top.

Habitat:

rocky hillside

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Comments (1)
Leuba Ridgway
Very beautiful -I like the leaves as well !. Thanks for sharing this and for the information BlueAppaloosa.

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Flowers of North America
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Flowers in the Rocky Mountains - UT, CO, WY
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Front Range Life of Colorado
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PublishedAugust 18, 2014

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