Neoholmgrenia andina is a species of evening primrose known by the common name Blackfoot River evening primrose. It is native to western North America, including southern Canada and much of the western United States, where it is a plant of mountains, and sagebrush plateaus.[1]
| Neoholmgrenia andina | |
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| Neoholmgrenia andina in Wenas Wildlife Area, Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Neoholmgrenia |
| Species: | N. andina
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| Neoholmgrenia andina | |
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Description
editIt is a small annual herb growing a hairy, branching stem generally under 15 centimeters tall. The bunched leaves are widely lance-shaped and 1 to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears one or more flowers with usually four tiny bright yellow petals. The fruit is a flat capsule up to a centimeter long.
References
edit- ^ Wagner, Warren L.; Hoch, Peter C. (2009-03-19). "Nomenclatural Corrections in Onagraceae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 19 (1). Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 130–132. doi:10.3417/2008083. ISSN 1055-3177.
External links
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