Oenothera lindheimeri [Lindheimer's Beeblossom]

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Frary, S.C. (2022) Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A. Gray) (Onagraceae) Lindheimer’s Beeblossom Photographed in ultraviolet and visible light.

 

Collected:  30 April 2022 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX, USA.  Voucher deposition: Botanical Research Institute of Texas Herbarium (BRIT) S. C. Frary [127].

 

Other Common Names:  White Gaura, Butterfly Gaura, Lindheimer’s Gaura, Clockweed, Indian Feather.

 

Synonyms:  Gaura lindheimeri, Gaura filiformis var. munzii.

 

Comment:
Common on prairies, pastures, and roadsides. Blooms April-July. Native to Texas and southern Louisiana. One of many Texas species collected and described by Ferdinand Lindheimer (1801-1879) for Asa Gray at Harvard. Often cultivated for ornamental planting.  Previously classified in Gaura genus, now Oenothera. 
 
Reference:
George M. Diggs Jr., Barney L. Lipscomb, Robert J. O'Kennon (1999) Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Gaura lindheimeri page 856. Published by Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth. Online in PDF format at Illustrated Flora of North Texas Online (accessed 06 April 2022).
 
Equipment [Olympus EM1mk2-broadband + Olympus 30mm f/3.5 macro]
 
Visible Light [f/11, iso 800, ⅓”, KolariVision UV/IR Cut HotMirror Pro 2 filter, ambient indoor room light, in-camera 10-image stack]

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11, iso 800, 3”, BaaderU filter, KolariVision UV flashlight, monochrome, in-camera 10-image stack]

 

[colinbm]

A pretty & delicate flower

[Andrea B.]

18 Jul 2022 Edit:  Guara ---> Gaura