Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera tetragona Roth

First published in Catal. Bot. 2: 39 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to E. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia, Germany, Myanmar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Breitfeld, M. & Horbach, H.-D. (2013). Interessante Funde aus Nordostbayern. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 83: 169-174.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Oenothera fruticosa subsp. tetragona.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Breitfeld, M. & Horbach, H.-D. (2013). Interessante Funde aus Nordostbayern. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 83: 169-174.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Moldenke, H. [1309] United States K003857971 Yes
Townsend [s.n.] United States K003857977 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K003857978 Yes
Gilbert, J.L. [s.n.] K003857330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857984 Yes
R.H.B. [s.n.] United States K003857988 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] K001665900 Yes
Bell, C.R. [3351] United States K003857970 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857985 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003857976 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10602] United States K003857975 Yes
Townsend [7] United States K003857986 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10601] United States K003857973 Yes
[H. Gl.] [s.n.] K003857979 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857972 Yes
Adrian [s.n.] United States K003857989 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857982 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857974 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857983 Yes
[Hook] [s.n.] Canada K003857981 Yes
Goldie; [WD] [5] Canada K003857980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera glauca K003859323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera glauca K003859322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857993 Yes
Coville, F.V. [189] United States Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857995 Yes
Lee [s.n.] Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857999 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857996 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857990 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857997 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857998 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857994 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857992 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca K003857991 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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