Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera capillifolia Scheele

First published in Linnaea 21: 576 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central U.S.A. to Mississippi and NE. Mexico. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Oenothera berlandieri subsp. pinifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kees, J. (2022). Fifteen noteworthy collections from Mississippi, U.S.A.. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 223-226.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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