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Family = Onagraceae, Genus = Oenothera, Species = pallida, including synonyms,

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Oenothera pallida   (pale evening-primrose, pale evening-primrose)  
(= Oenothera pallida in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Rhizomatous perennial with whitish bark, the stems 1-5 dm. tall, simple or freely-branched basally, very leafy, glabrous or grayish with appressed hairs.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Dry, sandy or gravelly soil, commonly on dunes at low elevations.



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