Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera cespitosa Nutt.

First published in J.Fraser, Cat. Pl. Upper Louisiana: n.° 53 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & Central Canada to N. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, 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.
  • 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?
Macbride, J.F.; Payson, E.B. [2988] United States K003858166 Yes
Burke [s.n.] United States K003858161 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2542] United States K003858172 Yes
Wilson, N.C. [s.n.] United States K003858173 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [185] United States K003858171 Yes
Taylor [34] United States K003858141 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003859267 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [2103] United States K003858146 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K003858165 Yes
Duran, V. [s.n.] United States K003858137 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K003858168 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003858169 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2633] United States K003858143 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003858164 Yes
Malte, M.O. [s.n.] Canada K003858138 Yes
H. St. John; Brown, R.H. [3905] United States K003858175 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [6081] United States K003858148 Yes
Gordon [s.n.] United States K003858144 Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States K003858140 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1948] United States K003858177 Yes
Anderson, F.W. [157] United States K003858139 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Ertter, B.; Davidson, C.R. [21892] United States K003858159 Yes
Burke [s.n.] United States K003858162 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [160] United States K003858145 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [5882] United States K003858174 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858149 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003859268 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [8040] United States K003858170 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1514] United States K003858176 Yes
Burke [s.n.] United States K003858147 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [535] United States K003858167 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [707] United States K003858142 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K003858163 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