Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera jamesii Torr. & A.Gray

First published in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 493 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Kansas to Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León). It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Oklahoma, Texas

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Free State, Japan, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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?
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K003858511 Yes
Van Hoepen, E. [1626] South Africa K003857711 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K003858512 Yes
Lindheimer [808] United States K003858515 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1044] South Africa K003857714 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3171] South Africa K003857712 Yes
Lindheimer [s.n.] United States K003858510 Yes
Wrights [s.n.] United States K003858508 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858505 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A. [357] United States K003858513 Yes
Lindheimer [s.n.] United States K003858507 Yes
Clute, W.N. [s.n.] United States K003858506 Yes
Wright, C. [189] United States K003858509 Yes
Lindheimer [s.n.] United States K003858514 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3171] South Africa K003857713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858504 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