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Calylophus hartwegii

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.

Yellow Single Flowers