Sundrops
Oenothera hartwegii (Calylophus hartwegii)
Family:
Evening Primrose (Onagreaceae)
AKA:
Hartweg's Sundrops
Photo taken on:
May 19, 2009
Location:
White Rock, NM
Life Zones:
Plains to foothills
Habitat:
Dry rocky slopes, roadsides
A low spreading plant growing to 18". Flowers look like Yellow Evening Primrose but they bloom during the day and the sepals have red blotches.
Flora of North America reference.