Oenothera elata

Oenothera elata

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. Oenothera
Subsectio: O. subsect. Oenothera
Species Oenothera elata
Subspecies: O. elata subsp. elata - O. elata subsp. hirsutissima - O. elata subsp. hookeri

Name

Oenothera elata Kunth (1823)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Onagra elata (Kunth) Bartl., Index Seminum (Gottingen) 1838: 5. 1838.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Regional: Western USA California, Oregon Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panamá Introduced into: Northwest European Russia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in Humboldt, F.W.H.A.v. & al. 1823. Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 90 (quarto).

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oenothera elata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oenothera elata. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Oenothera elata. 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 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Oenothera elata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oenothera elata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2024 October 16.

Vernacular names

English: Hooker's Evening-primrose

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