Taraxia tanacetifolia
Onagraceae
Tansy-Leaved Evening Primrose
Rosette or mat, densely covered with spreading to flattened hairs. Leaves 2–12 in. long, pinnately, irregularly, and deeply lobed. Flowers erect, stemless; sepals reflexed back; petals to 1/4 in. long, deep yellow, turning red when withered. Seedpods form underground. Grows in clay soils in open moist places.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Spring
- Flower Form: Petals 4
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: Prostrate
- Habitat: Disturbed, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe, Vernal Wet
- Found In: Great Basin, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Camissonia tanacetifolia, Oenothera tanacetifolia
