Oenothera macrocarpa

Species category

Flower, Revegetation or Rangeland, Weed

Common name

bigfruit evening primrose, Ozark sundrop

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 3–4 mm 
  • Width 2–2.5 mm 
  • Thickness 2–2.5 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Large irregular tubercles with intermediate flat surfaces

Other structures

Winged structures present on apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
end.

Identification notes

Seeds very irregular in shape.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Onagraceae

Valid name

Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt.

Synonyms

Megapterium missouriense (Sims) Spach
Oenothera missouriensis Sims

 Oenothera macrocarpa.  Winged structures on the seeds' apical end. 
Oenothera macrocarpa. Winged structures on the seeds' apical end.