Leaves are deltoid, diamond-shaped, or oval, ¾-6' (2-15 cm) long and up to ¾' (1.9 cm), and often lobed, toothed, or grooved. Leaves are gray-green, forming a basal rosette. Leaves are typically smaller than those of O. Leaves are lanceolate (lance-shaped), and ¾-6' (2-15 cm) long. Older plants also have leaves along the stem. Young plants have a basal rosette of leaves. Each flower has a yellow throat, 4 petals, 8 stamens, and a stigma with four wavy hair-like branches. Showy, fragrant white flowers that fade to pink as they age, ¾-1½' (2-4 cm) wide. Each flower has 8 stamens and an anther that splits in two at the tip. Showy, white flowers ¾-1½' (2-4 cm) around, with four petals. Several leafy branches extend from the central stem, along the ground, from 4' (10 cm) to 3' (91 cm). The stems curl upward and form the “birdcage,” as shown below. Most of the colorful common names of this plant refer to odd shape it takes after it dies. Plant stems are erect or may spread horizontally, and 4-31' (10-80 cm) long.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Park Blvd, Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Each flower has a yellow throat, 4 petals, 8 stamens, and a stigma with fourįruits: ¾-2' (2-6 cm) round, usually curved pods, with seedsīranches surrounding the main stem lie on the ground, curling upward when the plant dies. That fade to pink as they age, ¾-1½' (2-4 cm) (In several of the photos here, it isĭifficult to distinguish the leaves from those of surrounding plants.) Leaves: Leaves are gray-green, forming a basal rosette. Several leafy branches extend from the central stem, along the This plant refer to odd shape it takes after it dies. Plants: Most of the colorful common names of

It prefers sandy soils such as deserts and beaches.

Greek for “triangular” (Greek letter delta, Δ) (from Stearn’s Botanical Latin)ĭesert primrose is native to the southwestern United States, and northern Mexico. Or Latin oenothera, “a plant whose juices may cause sleep” Greek ονος θηρας (onos theras), or “donkey catcher.” 2. Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many othersĭerivation uncertain: 1. Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more Vascular plants-plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrientsįlowering plants, also known as angiospermsĭicotyledons-plants with two initial seed leaves Desert primrose, birdcage evening primrose, basket evening primrose, lion in a cage, devil's lantern Kingdom

Pink prim rose