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Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Myrtales
        Family: Onagraceae
          Genus: Oenothera
            Species: organensis

Organ Mountains Evening Primrose - Oenothera organensis

Organ Mountains Evening Primrose

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Perennial herb; stems spreading to prostrate, about 60 cm long; herbage rough-hairy; leaves lance-shaped, petioles short-winged or petioles absent; flowers with a long tube and spreading petals, yellow, becoming deep red in age; petals 5-6 cm long; hypanthium tube beneath the petals very conspicuous and up to 19 cm long; ovary inferior; capsule 3-4 cm long, cylindrical but angled and slightly hairy. Flowers June through September.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S2

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BLM Status: BLM WATCH

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 14

Number of Mapped Locations: 114

Number of Observations: 281

Observation date range: 08-01-1898 to 08-19-2014

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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