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Photographer: John E. Maunder
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Family Onagraceae
Oenothera oakesiana (A.Gray) J.W.Robbins ex S.Watson & Coult.
Oakes' evening-primrose
Oenothera: from Greek oinos, "wine," and thera, "to imbibe," because an allied European plant was thought to induce a taste for wine
oakesiana: for William Oakes (1800-1848), its discoverer
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 2'-6' tall forb, mostly hairless or only finely fuzzy |
| Flower: | yellow, 4-parted, 3/4"-1 1/2" wide; inflorescence a terminal, usually unbranched spike nodding at the tip |
| Fruit: | capsule slightly tapering towards top; seeds without tufts of hair at the top |
| Leaf: | lance-like to oblong, alternate |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
| Notes: | very similar to O. parviflora and O. biennis |
| (Glossary) |
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 J.W.Robbins ex S.Watson @ Coult.&phog=from USDA Plants Website&spcode=OENOAK)
