NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata

Tufted Evening-primrose

A member of the Onagraceae, the Evening-primrose Family

Flowers of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management.

Flowers, flower buds, and leaves at center of rosette.

Bureau of Land Management public lands: Along Hualapai Mountain Road,
about four and three-quarter miles southeast of Historic Route 66 in Kingman.
Elevation ca. 4,300 feet.

25 April 2010.

 

Habit of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management

Habit, in bloom.  The flowers are partially wilted at this time of day (1:39 pm)
Same specimen as in prior image.

25 April 2010.

 

Flowers and buds of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management

Flowers and buds.  Notice that the stigma of the opening flower
is partially exserted (next to the beetle).
Same specimen as in prior image.

25 April 2010.

 

Capsules and stems of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management

Immature seed capsules at center of plant and leaf stalks.
Same specimen as in prior image.

25 April 2010.

 

Leaf detail of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management

Leaf detail.
Same specimen as in prior image.

25 April 2010.

 

Anthers and stigma of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management

Anthers and stigma at center of flower.
Same specimen as in prior image.

25 April 2010.

 

Habitat of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, along Hualapai Mountain Road southeast of Kingman, Arizona; Bureau of Land Management

Habitat, with tape to show scale in inches.
Same specimen as in prior image.

25 April 2010.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 8 May 2010.

 

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