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Oenothera stricta
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Rusape-Juliasdale rd near London Store
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| Common names: | Yellow evening primrose (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, up to 1 m, with several unbranched stems growing from a taproot. The flowers are bright yellow and attractive, opening in the late afternoon and fading to pinkish red the next morning. |
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| Habitat: | A weed on roadsides and other disturbed places. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to southern Chile and Argentina; widely naturalised elsewhere in the world |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. As Oenothera stricta stricta Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 65. Raven, P.H. (1978). Onagraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 330 - 331. (Includes a picture). |
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