Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera speciosa Nutt.

First published in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2: 119 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Central U.S.A. to N. & Central Mexico. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Introduced into:

Alabama, Albania, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Illinois, Italy, Japan, Kentucky, Kriti, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, Queensland, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tennessee, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adventives & aliens news 28 (2023). Berry, M.. BSBI News 152: 41-48.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • 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.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Starr, F. & Starr, K. (2011). New plant records for Midway atoll, Maui and Kaho'olawe. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 110: 23-35.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Vladimirov, V. & al. (eds.) (2017). New floristic records in the Balkans: 33. Phytologia Balcanica 23: 281-329.
  • Vladimirov, V. & al. (eds.) (2017). New floristic records in the Balkans: 34. Phytologia Balcanica 23: 413-444.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2010). New floristic records in the Balkans: 13. Phytologia Balcanica 16: 143-165.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2015). Euro+Med-Checklist notulae, 4. Willdenowia 49: 119-129.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2018). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v43i0. epublication.
  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.8.48621. epublication.
  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.14.97758. epublication.
  • Adventives & aliens news 28 (2023). Berry, M.. BSBI News 152: 41-48.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Starr, F. & Starr, K. (2011). New plant records for Midway atoll, Maui and Kaho'olawe. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 110: 23-35.
  • 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.
  • Vladimirov, V. & al. (eds.) (2017). New floristic records in the Balkans: 33. Phytologia Balcanica 23: 281-329.
  • Vladimirov, V. & al. (eds.) (2017). New floristic records in the Balkans: 34. Phytologia Balcanica 23: 413-444.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2010). New floristic records in the Balkans: 13. Phytologia Balcanica 16: 143-165.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2015). Euro+Med-Checklist notulae, 4. Willdenowia 49: 119-129.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] K000742219 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1970 s.coll. [2326 = 896] Mexico K000533345 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Lindheimer, P. [55] United States K000742217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Lindheimer, P. [55] United States K000742220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003858733 Yes
Drumd [79] United States K003857898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857879 Yes
Palmer, E. [339] Mexico K003858732 Yes
s.coll. [2433] K003858734 Yes
Palmer, E. [336] Mexico K003858730 Yes
Bush, B.F. [335] United States K003857874 Yes
Rushforth, K. [KR0536] Mexico K003858725 Yes
Emory Jr., W.H.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [370] K003857881 Yes
s.coll. [2289] Mexico K003858724 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K003857880 Yes
Bush, B.F. [10] United States K003857884 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K003857892 Yes
Reverchon, J. [913] United States K003857888 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1279] United States K003857861 Yes
Furuse, M. [5443] Japan K003857415 Yes
Bush, B.F. [331] United States K003857873 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K003857891 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6797] United States K003857866 Yes
Hall, E. [205] United States K003857886 Yes
Heller, A.A. [1406] United States K003857883 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [930] United States K003857864 Yes
McGregor, R.L. [15610] United States K003857871 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K003857882 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9814] United States K003857875 Yes
s.coll. [2517] K003857868 Yes
Palmer, E. [186] Mexico K003858728 Yes
Wright [192] K003857885 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru K003859023 Yes
Wright, C. [192] United States K003857887 Yes
Wright, C. [[104]] United States K003857893 Yes
Mackenzie, K. [285] United States K003857876 Yes
Ferguson, I.K.; Ferguson, L.F. [4362] United States K003857869 Yes
Palmer, E. [100] Mexico K003858726 Yes
Schaffner, J.G. [770] Mexico K003858735 Yes
Taylor, M. [33] Mexico K003858736 Yes
Reverchon, J. [913] United States K003857895 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1277] United States K003857862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857863 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857865 Yes
Lindheimer [s.n.] United States K003857890 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [252] Mexico K003858731 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003857878 Yes
Palmer, E. [42] Mexico K003858727 Yes
Lindheimer [811] United States K003857896 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7590] United States K003857870 Yes
Palmer, E. [335] Mexico K003858729 Yes
Drummond [9] United States K003857897 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1209] United States K003857867 Yes
Bush, B.F. [11345] United States K003857872 Yes
Fisher, G.L. [s.n.] United States K003857894 Yes
Correll, D.S.; Johnston, I.M. [22428] United States K003857899 Yes
Drummond [79] United States K003857889 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

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