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Oenothera deltoides is a species of evening primrose known by several common names, including birdcage evening primrose, basket evening primrose, lion in a cage, and devil's lantern. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy habitats from desert to beach. The plant is grayish with basal, deltoid leaves. The large white flowers turn pinkish as they mature. When the plants die, the stems curl upward and form the "birdcage" for which the common name is derived.
Annual herb, Perennial herb
4 - 40 in Tall
White, Pink
Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun
Extremely Low, Very Low
Fast
Prefers beach sand.
Sandy, often dunes
Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Valley Grassland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 15 likely
Fireweed Clearwing
Albuna pyramidalis
Langston's Forester
Alypia langtoni
Ridings' Forester Moth
Alypia ridingsii