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Oenothera deltoides

DEVIL'S LANTERN, BASKET EVENING PRIMROSE, LION-IN-A-CAG

Onagraceae
Evening Primrose family

Oenothera deltoides © Jim Shevock


Annual or perennial, stems generally 8–39" (2–10 dm).
Stems stout, spongy, peeling.
Flowers white fading pink.
Blooming March–May.
Sandy soils, dunes, grassland.
Elevation < 2300' (700 m).
Great Central Valley, Central Western California, Great Basin Province (Modoc Plateau), Desert Province.
A Flora of Southern California p. 614
The Jepson Manual p. 803 807

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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