Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera lavandulifolia Torr. & A.Gray

First published in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 501 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & Central U.S.A. to Mexico (Nuevo León). It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Purpus, C.A. [6107] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880099 Yes
Emory, W.H.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [368] United States Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880181 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [16] United States Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880092 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [16] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880089 Yes
Clokey, I.W.; Clokey, C.B. [7605] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880096 Yes
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880093 Yes
Wright, C. [1074] United States Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880182 Yes
Clokey, I.W.; Clokey, C.B. [7605] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880097 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880090 No
Geyer [16] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880088 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880098 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [252] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880087 Yes
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880094 Yes
Taylor, M. [68] Mexico Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880183 Yes
Gordon [s.n.] United States Calylophus lavandulifolia K003880091 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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