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Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata
Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata
Photographer: Aaron Schusteff

ID: 0000 0000 0619 0751 (2019-06-24)

Copyright © 2019 Aaron Schusteff

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  • date of photo  May 25, 2019
  • location   Within 2 miles NE of UC White Mountains Research Station (Inyo County, California, US)
  • family Onagraceae
  • notes   Found by field-trip members Sophia Winitsky & Isaac Marck about 30 feet up a slaty talus slope above a canyon bottom at the western base of the White Mountains, not far northeast of the UC White Mountains Research Station near Bishop.

    It was apparent in the field this was an Oenothera. From the location and the visible characters...and in particular the distinctive form of the tubercled fruits seen here (which Isaac found reminiscent of ''sea cucumbers'' ;-)...this appears to be O. cespitosa ssp. marginata. The Jepson eFlora key emphasizes fruit characters and leads there, with their line drawings appearing to be a good match...as is Fig. 52A on pg. 146 of Wagner, Hoch, & Raven(2007), as well as the visible fruits in the specimen images here and here. And there's a collection record from nearby.

    Considering how important fruits are for distinguishing taxa in the 'O. cespitosa group' (and other members of the genus), it's somewhat surprising that so relatively few fruit images currently appear on CalPhotos. However, there is a nice 'fresh' fruit image for the annual O. caverna...which is a member of the 'cespitosa group' that is locally endemic to the Clark Mountains.

  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
  • View Calflora record for Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata
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