Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera pallida Lindl.

First published in Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1142 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Canada to N. Mexico. It is a geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • 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?
Clute, W.N. [18] United States K003858366 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000742444 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2542] United States K003858369 Yes
Warren, E.M. [30] Canada K003858371 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000742445 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3652] United States K003858376 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [297] United States K003858375 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858370 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] K003858367 Yes
Coulter, T. [159] United States K000742446 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003858365 Yes
Tolmie [s.n.] United States K003858368 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858372 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Grav. A. [s.n.] United States K000742449 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858374 Yes
Fendler, A. [223] United States K000742450 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [s.n.] United States K003858373 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K000742447 Unknown Type Material Yes
Craig, T. [1408] United States Oenothera pallida var. typica K003858398 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