Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera triloba Nutt.

First published in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2: 118 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to Missouri and N. Mexico. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas

Introduced into:

District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New South Wales, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Queensland, Virginia

Recorded in error in:

District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia

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.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • 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

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • 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?
Lindhelmer [812] United States K003858089 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858083 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [657] United States K003858091 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [392] United States K003858078 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858088 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] United States K003858086 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [606] United States K003858077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858084 Yes
Emory, W.H.; Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [365] K003858096 Yes
[F. Gatinagar] [s.n.] K003858094 Yes
[Aures] [s.n.] United States K003858087 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [215] United States K003858092 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858085 Yes
Wright, C. [1375] United States K003858095 Yes
Liv, H. [s.n.] K003858082 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [392] United States K003858080 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003858093 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K003858076 Yes
Gattinger, A.; Curtiss [913] United States K003858081 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1193] United States K003858079 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