Oenothera deltoides

Oenothera deltoides
Oenothera deltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiospermae
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species: O. deltoides
Binomial name
Oenothera deltoides
Torr. & Frém

Oenothera deltoides is a species of evening primrose known by several common names, including birdcage evening primrose, basket evening primrose, lion in a cage, and devil's lantern. It is native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy habitats from desert to beach.

The plant is grayish with basal, deltoid leaves. The large white flowers turn pinkish as they mature. When the plants die, the stems curl upward and form the "birdcage" for which the common name is derived.

There are five subspecies. One of these, the Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose (ssp. howellii), is a federally listed endangered species known from a few sandy spots in the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge just inland from the San Francisco Bay Area in California.[1]

References

  1. ^ Center for Plant Conservation: Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii
  • Roadside plants of Southern California. Thomas J. Belzer. Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1984.

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  • Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides — ID 56949 Symbol Key OEDED4 Common Name birdcage evening primrose Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, NV, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Oenothera deltoides ssp. ambigua — ID 56945 Symbol Key OEDEA Common Name birdcage evening primrose Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, NV, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Oenothera deltoides ssp. cognata — ID 56947 Symbol Key OEDEC2 Common Name birdcage evening primrose Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii — ID 56953 Symbol Key OEDEH Common Name Antioch Dunes evening primrose Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb D …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Oenothera deltoides ssp. piperi — ID 56955 Symbol Key OEDEP Common Name Piper s evening primrose Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, OR Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. ssp. deltoides — Symbol OEDED4 Common Name birdcage evening primrose Botanical Family Onagraceae …   Scientific plant list

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