Shortfruit Evening Primrose (Oenothera brachycarpa)

   

Shortfruit Evening Primrose (Oenothera brachycarpa), Big Bend, TX. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Shortfruit Evening Primrose
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Oenothera brachycarpa (ee-no-THER-ruh brack-ee-KAR-puh)
• Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
• Geographic Range: Arizona to Oklahoma, south to Texas and northern Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 24 Mar 2005