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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Onagraceae
Oenothera perennis L.
small evening-primrose, small sundrops
Oenothera: from Greek oinos, "wine," and thera, "to imbibe," because an allied European plant was thought to induce a taste for wine
perennis: perennial
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-24" tall forb; stems usually unbranched |
| Flower: | yellow, 4-parted, 1/3"-3/4" wide, opening one by one and becoming erect, petals notched; inflorescence a terminal, usually unbranched spike nodding at the tip; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | 4 -angled capsule, elliptical to oblong tapering toward the base; seeds without tufts of hair at the top |
| Leaf: | lance-like to elliptical, alternate |
| Habitat: | dry to moist; prairies, meadows, open woods; in sandy soil |
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