| Oenothera hartwegii | |
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| At the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens | |
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| Near Sierra Vista, Arizona | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. hartwegii |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera hartwegii | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Oenothera hartwegii (syn. Calylophus hartwegii), Hartweg's sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family Onagraceae. [3] It is native to the desert southwest of the United States, and to northern and western Mexico. [2] A perennial usually 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) tall and 60 cm (24 in) wide, it is used locally as a drought-resistant ground cover. [3]
The following subspecies are accepted: [2]
Botanical Synonyms: Oenothera hartwegii