Oenothera lindheimeri
(Lindheimer’s Beeblossom)
Oenothera lindheimeri, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 1791
Oenothera lindheimeri, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 1799
Oenothera lindheimeri, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 2685
Oenothera lindheimeri, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 1817
| Scientific Name | Oenothera lindheimeri (Gaura lindheimeri) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OELI2 |
| Common Name | Lindheimer's Beeblossom, White Gaura | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 835999 |
| Family | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Black clay or sandy soils in prairies, forest edges and moist ares around ponds and seeps; widely cultivated. Plant: Erect to spreading perennial 20-60 inches tall, upper portion much branched; colony-forming. Leaves: Narrow, elliptic, hairy leaves 1/2 to 3-1/2 inches long, serrate margins. Inflorescence: White-to-light pink flowers 1/2 to 1-14 inches long in a spike, 4 petals about 1/2-inch long around the top half of the blossom, and 8 long, fine stamens with yellow anthers and long central stigma; pink sepals below. Bloom Period: April to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi. Note: Images here are from the Wildflower Center in Austin; however, the plant isn't native to the area being found mainly in SE Texas and SW Louisiana. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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