Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera brachycarpa A.Gray

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 70 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Arizona to W. Texas and N. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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?
Purpus, C.A. [6048] United States K003858104 Yes
Masters [s.n.] United States K003858105 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K003858114 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858098 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K003858115 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L.; Jones, M.E. [s.n.] United States K003858113 Yes
Wright, C. [1072] United States K000742211 Type Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K003858097 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K003858116 Yes
Jones, M.E. [s.n.] K003858112 Yes
Wright, C. [1374] United States K003858100 Yes
Emory, W.H.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [363] K003858107 Yes
Palmer, E. [277] Mexico K003858106 Yes
Wright, C. [1347] United States K000742210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1073] United States K003858108 Yes
Hartman, C.V. [675] Mexico K003858102 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003858101 Yes
Emory, W.H.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [364] K003858099 Yes
Jones, M.E. [s.n.] United States K003858111 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003858110 Yes
Wright, C. [1072] United States K000742209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1073] United States K003858109 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003858103 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