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lavenderleaf sundrops
Oenothera lavandulifolia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Hartweg's SundropsOenothera hartwegii
Howard's Evening PrimroseOenothera howardii
South American evening primroseOenothera pubescens
bigfruit evening primroseOenothera macrocarpa
yellow sundropsOenothera serrulata
Yellow Evening PrimroseOenothera flava
tall evening primroseOenothera elata
Berlandier's sundropsOenothera capillifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,556 |
|---|---|
| Utah | 640 |
| Colorado | 354 |
| Nevada | 238 |
| Nebraska | 167 |
| Kansas | 166 |
| California | 150 |
| Texas | 101 |
| Oklahoma | 53 |
| New Mexico | 43 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | evening primrose family · Onagraceae |
| Genus | evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms · Oenothera |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
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.