Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

First published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 733 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central U.S.A. to Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Illinois, New York

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • 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.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

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.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000742479 Unknown Type Material Yes
Masters [s.n.] K003858291 Yes
Gordon, A. [s.n.] United States K000742458 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000742456 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartman, C.V. [606] Mexico K003858293 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R. [1624] United States K003858307 Yes
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] United States K003858294 Yes
Henry, A.; Henry [s.n.] United States K003858302 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003858299 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [37] United States K000742478 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [704] United States K003858303 Yes
Masters [s.n.] United States K003858297 Yes
Dr.Taylor [20] United States K000742457 Unknown Type Material Yes
Munz, P.A. [11120] United States K003858292 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K003858305 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [617] United States K003858290 Yes
Palmer, E. [63] Mexico K003858304 Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States K003858295 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Vreeland, F.K. [5851] United States K003858300 Yes
Fendler, A. [223] Mexico K003858288 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003858289 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K003858301 Yes
Gertrude Heller, A.A.; Heller, E.G. [s.n.] United States K003858296 Yes
Munz, P.A. [11116] United States K003858306 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003858298 Yes
Brandegee, T.S. [s.n.] United States K003858308 Yes
Cusack (Mrs.) [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858342 Yes
A.H.B. [s.n.] Canada Oenothera nuttallii K003858358 Yes
Eastwood, A. [43] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858352 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Canada Oenothera nuttallii K003858357 Yes
Nelson, A. [7295] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858343 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [47] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858349 Yes
Gordan [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858354 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera nuttallii K003858345 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858351 Yes
Forwood, W.H. [s.n.] Oenothera nuttallii K003858348 Yes
[Burke] [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858355 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858362 Yes
Burke [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858347 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858353 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera nuttallii K003858350 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [150] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858346 Yes
Macoun [563] Canada Oenothera nuttallii K003858359 Yes
Dawson, G.M. [s.n.] Oenothera nuttallii K003858361 Yes
Munz, P.A. [11111] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858341 Yes
Nelson, A. [7696] United States Oenothera nuttallii K003858344 Yes
Dawson, G.M. [s.n.] Oenothera nuttallii K003858360 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada Oenothera nuttallii K003858356 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Oenothera nuttallii K003858363 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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