New Mexico Beeblossom
Oenothera dodgeniana
(Gaura neomexicana)

Family: Evening Primrose (Onagraceae)
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Photo taken on: September 7, 2013
Location: Rio Chama, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: 20 feet from the river on dry ground

Grows 2 to 3 feet high with several reddish stems. Leaves are lance-shaped with wavy edges. Flowers are about ½" across and have four white petals with four reddish hairy sepals below. Flowers grow in clusters at the end of branches but only a few flowers are open at one time.

Flora of North America reference.