Oenothera ovata, Nutt. Golden Egos. Perennial: Lvs. slightly pubescent, ovate to lance-oblong, 8 in. or less long, acute, serrulate or entire: fls. yellow; petals about ½ in. long, orbicular; calyx-tube filiform, 3-4 in. long; fl.-bud erect: caps, to 1 in. long, more or less subterranean. Calif. | Oenothera ovata, Nutt. Golden Egos. Perennial: Lvs. slightly pubescent, ovate to lance-oblong, 8 in. or less long, acute, serrulate or entire: fls. yellow; petals about ½ in. long, orbicular; calyx-tube filiform, 3-4 in. long; fl.-bud erect: caps, to 1 in. long, more or less subterranean. Calif. |