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cutleaf evening primrose

Oenothera laciniata

The cutleaf evening primrose is a beautiful flower with bright yellow petals. It blooms in the evening and attracts many nighttime pollinators like moths. Its unique leaves are deeply cut, making it easy to recognize!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The cutleaf evening primrose has bright yellow, four-petaled flowers that often open at dusk. Its distinctive leaves are deeply lobed, giving them a 'cut' or jagged appearance along the edges, making it unique.

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cutleaf evening primrose

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its 'cutleaf' name comes from the jagged edges of its leaves!

Its flowers can open fully in just a few minutes, like magic!

Some evening primrose seeds can stay sleepy in soil for decades!

This plant is a master at growing in tough, disturbed ground.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Bloom Power

Cutleaf evening primrose can open its bright flowers quickly at dusk, attracting nocturnal insect pollinators like moths.

Fähigkeit

Taproot Super-Seeker

This plant has a strong taproot that helps it find deep water, allowing it to survive in dry, sandy soils.

Fähigkeit

Speedy Spreader

Cutleaf evening primrose can grow rapidly and produce many seeds, quickly colonizing new, disturbed areas.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-60 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
1-3 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

White-lined Sphinx Moth

Hyles lineata

visits flowers for nectar

eaten by

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

eats its oil-rich seeds

eats

Tobacco Hornworm

Manduca sexta

larvae munch on leaves

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch flowers without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von cutleaf evening primrose?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von cutleaf evening primrose?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von cutleaf evening primrose?

1-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von cutleaf evening primrose?

Spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von cutleaf evening primrose?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von cutleaf evening primrose?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von cutleaf evening primrose?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von cutleaf evening primrose?

Insekten

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