Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal dunes

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This tall wildflower grows in the sandy dunes and open woodlands of the Bahamas. It reaches six feet in height and blooms annually to attract local pollinators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Onagraceae

Genus

Oenothera

Species

Oenothera simulans