Oenothera xenogaura

Oenothera xenogaura (known as Gaura drummondii prior to 2007)[1], is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names Drummond's beeblossom[2] and scented gaura. It is native to Mexico and its range extends into Texas. It can be found in parts of the southern and southwestern United States where it is an introduced species and is a minor weed in some areas. This is a mat-forming perennial herb growing from rhizomes. Stems reach 10 or 12 centimeters in height can be plentiful and tightly clumped. Leaves are about one to nine centimeters long and linear to slightly oval-shaped. The stems and foliage are covered in hairs. The plant produces small spike inflorescences with centimeter-long sepals and smaller spoon-shaped petals which are white, fading to pink. The fruit is an erect, woody capsule about a centimeter long with a base shaped like a stalk with a bulge at the center.

Oenothera xenogaura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. xenogaura
Binomial name
Oenothera xenogaura
W.L. Wagner & Hoch
Synonyms

Schizocarya drummondii Spach Gaura drummondii (Spach) Torr. & Gray

References
  1. Tropicos Database
  2. "Oenothera xerogaura". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.


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