Pronunciation: ee-no-THEER-a sin-yoo-AY-ta
Common name: Wavyleaf bee blossom
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Light sandy soils of cultivated fields,
occasional weed in Southern California, native to
Texas, Oklahoma and northern Mexico
Blooming period: June to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Oenothera
2) sinuosa
Formerly Gaura sinuata