Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera fruticosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 346 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Austria, Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stöhr, O. & al. (2012). Beiträge zur Flora von Österreich, IV. Stapfia 97: 53-136.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stöhr, O. & al. (2012). Beiträge zur Flora von Österreich, IV. Stapfia 97: 53-136.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K003859318 Yes
Borrer [s.n.] K003857939 Yes
Wray [s.n.] United States K003857946 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003859319 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K003857930 Yes
Williamson, B.F.; Morgan, B. [F248] United States K003857926 Yes
Townsend [10] United States K003857962 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857927 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857937 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K003857949 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857954 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K003857957 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857951 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857932 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Duke, J.A. [44515] United States K003857940 Yes
Townsend [6] United States K003857961 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K003857960 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857958 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857964 Yes
Bush, B.F. [263] United States K003857933 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K003857935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857959 Yes
Aiken [s.n.] K003857928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857965 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K003857934 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United States K003857941 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [909] United States K003857950 Yes
[W.D.] [s.n.] United States K003857938 Yes
[BDG] [s.n.] United States K003857966 Yes
Townsend, E.C. [s.n.] United States K003857952 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K003857945 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1231] United States K003857963 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857944 Yes
[R J W Curtis] [s.n.] United States K003857929 Yes
Elliott [s.n.] K003857948 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K003857942 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K003857947 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [C0511] United States K003857953 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K003857956 Yes
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K003857931 Yes
Greene [s.n.] United States K003857943 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6391] United States K003857955 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857936 Yes
Harper, R. [172] United States Oenothera fruticosa var. subglobosa K003857967 Yes
Buckley, S.B. [s.n.] United States Oenothera fruticosa var. subglobosa K003857968 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6472] United States Oenothera fruticosa var. subglobosa K003857969 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images