Cutleaf Evening Primrose is a photograph by Jurgen Lorenzen which was uploaded on November 14th, 2019.
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Cutleaf Evening Primrose (Oenothera coronopifolia) photographed along a hiking trail adjacent to Horsethief Campground in Canyon Lands National Park... more
Title
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Cutleaf Evening Primrose (Oenothera coronopifolia) photographed along a hiking trail adjacent to Horsethief Campground in Canyon Lands National Park near Moab, Utah.
Many primrose species are similar, but oenothera coronopifolia can easily be identified by its leaves, which are deeply divided into short, pointed, separated, linear segments. They grow most of the way along the stems, which are woody and rigid, again different to some other species which have shorter, weaker stems. Flowers are about 2 inches in diameter, formed of four white petals above four smaller sepals, with a center of 8 stamens and a four-pronged style. The petals overlap at the base but the edges are unconnected. Buds are red, and the petals turn reddish as they wither.
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November 14th, 2019
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Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Jurgen – your desert flora scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2022 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
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