ONAGRACEAE

Gaura sinuata

Common Names: Wavy-leaf Gaura

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habit - brittle-stemmed perennial, spreading by rhizomes, often forming a mat; with a basal whorl of leafy branches inflorescence a spicate raceme with white/pink flowers typical of Gaura

the sinuate margin on the leaves gives this plant its specific epithet close-up showing leafy branches