Onagraceae
Oenothera
Oenothera elata

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri (Torr. & A.Gray) W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74: 152 (1987)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is W. California to Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora, Chihuahua). It is a biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Clute, W.N. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858473 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oenothera hookeri K003858475 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1850] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858491 Yes
Krautter, L. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858477 Yes
Spencer, M.F. [113] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858494 Yes
Coulter, T. [155] United States Oenothera hookeri K000742437 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eastwood, A. [1300] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858478 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [535] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858488 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K000742436 Type Yes
Clute, W.N. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858474 Yes
Fendler, A. [218] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858500 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [465] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858483 Yes
Fendler, A. [218] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858501 Yes
Elmer, A.W.E. [3819] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858492 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858498 Yes
Clute, W.N. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858476 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A.; [Dr. Bele] [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858485 Yes
Baker, C.F. [495] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858487 Yes
Baker, C.F. [3685] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858480 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858486 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858484 Yes
Bridges [76] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858490 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K000742438 Type Yes
Abrams, L. [2787] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858481 Yes
Culbertson [4555] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858479 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858493 Yes
Kearney, T.H.; Peebles, R.H. [7890] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858489 Yes
Wright, C. [190] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858499 Yes
Parish, S.B. [4201] United States Oenothera hookeri K003858482 Yes

Sources

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • 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