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lavenderleaf sundrops

Oenothera lavandulifolia

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 18, February 16, March 21, April 38, May 105, June 99, July 28, August 23, September 22, October 17, November 14, December 14.
United States1,556
Utah640
Colorado354
Nevada238
Nebraska167
Kansas166
California150
Texas101
Oklahoma53
New Mexico43

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordermyrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales
Familyevening primrose family · Onagraceae
Genusevening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms · Oenothera

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise lavenderleaf sundrops with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.