Oenothera humifusa

seabeach evening primrose, spreading evening-primrose
Family

Onagraceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

sessile

Leaf Margin

entire, denticulate, sinuate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, oblanceolate

Growth Form

forb, shrub

Flower Color

yellow

Flower Month

May - October

Height (meters)

0.2 - 0.8

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Field Characters

Tips of leaves strongly reflexed and leaves somewhat succulent.

Habitat

Sand dunes and beaches along the coast.