Family | Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) |
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Bloom | Summer |
Habitat | Moist forest |
Status | Native |
Cycle | Perennial |
Height | 1-2′ |
Flower | Flowers are small, white, sparsely scattered on upright, multiple flowerstalks from a single stem. The 2 petals are deeply notched and seem to appear as 4. |
Leaf | Leaves are simple, toothed, egg-shaped with pointed tips and occur opposite on long leafstalks. |
Notes | Fruit is a bristly bur, which allows seeds to “hitchhike” in the fur of animals and hiker’s socks and pant legs. |