Oenothera bistorta

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Read about Oenothera bistorta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Oenothera bistorta, Nutt. One to 2 ft., the base decumbent, hairy and pubescent: radical Lvs. spatulate to lanceolate and petiolate, dentate; st.-lvs. mostly sessile- ovate to narrow-lanceolate and about 1 in. long, dentate: fls. yellow, turning green, the petals (about ½in. long) usually with a brown spot at the base; calyx-tube 1-3 in. long: caps. ¾ in. or less long, 4-angled, contorted. S. Calif.

Var. veitchiana, Hook. More slender: radical Lvs. narrow-oblanceolate and long-petioled: caps, longer and narrower (1-1½ in. long) and little contorted. S. Calif. B.M. 5078.


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