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Desert Evening Primrose in bloom One of the incredible things about desert flowers is that they can often be found growing in sandy or rocky soil that would appear to be completely unable to support such life - ah the wonders of evolution. Arizona,Geotagged,Oenothera primiveris,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Desert Evening Primrose in bloom

One of the incredible things about desert flowers is that they can often be found growing in sandy or rocky soil that would appear to be completely unable to support such life - ah the wonders of evolution.

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''Oenothera primiveris'' is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name desert evening primrose. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in many types of desert habitat. This is a hairy annual herb producing a dense rosette of leaves in which the inflorescence occurs; there is generally no true stem. The green or grayish leaves are up to 28 centimeters long and have wavy or crinkled edges, or are cut into deep lobes.. more

Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
Species identified by Barry
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Uploaded Sep 12, 2017. Captured Jul 18, 2017 20:03 in 1417-1431 W North St, Ajo, AZ 85321, USA.
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/4.0
  • 1/501s
  • ISO80
  • 4.3mm