Oenothera filiformis

Oenothera filiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Onagreae
Genus: Oenothera
Sectio: O. sect. Gaura
Subsectio: O. subsect. Gaura
Species: Oenothera filiformis

Name

Oenothera filiformis (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch. 2007

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gaura filiformis Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 617 (1898)
  • Gaura filiformis var. typica Munz in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 119 (1939), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Gaura biennis var. pitcheri Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 517 (1840)
  • Gaura exaltata Engelm. & A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 44 (1845)
  • Gaura filiformis var. kearneyi Munz in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 119 (1938)
  • Gaura longiflora Spach in Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 380 (1835 publ. 1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin Introduced into: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ontario, Pennsylvania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wagner, W.L., Hoch, P.C. & Raven, P.H. 2007. Revised Classification of the Onagraceae. Systematic Botany Monographs 83: 1–240. JSTOR PDF Reference page.  83:212.

Additional references

• Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oenothera filiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oenothera filiformis. Published online. Accessed: October 15 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Oenothera filiformis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Oenothera filiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oenothera filiformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: longflower beeblossom

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