Onagraceae
Velvetweed
Oenothera curtiflora
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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Oenothera curtifloraOnagraceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 小花山桃草, 金钗
- English
- Velvetweed
Synonyms
- Gaura australis Griseb.
- Gaura hirsuta Scheele
- Gaura micrantha (Spach) D.Dietr.
- Gaura mollis E.James
- Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm.
- Gaura parviflora f. glabra Munz
- Gaura parviflora var. lachnocarpa Weath.
- Gaura parviflora var. typica Munz
- Schizocarya micrantha Spach
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.