Oenothera
evening-primrose, gaura, oenothera
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Oenothera
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Gaura [HC]
Species in Oenothera:
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Oenothera biennis – King's-cureall
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America. -
Oenothera cespitosa Occuring sporadically throughout central and eastern Washington; widespread throughout much of western U.S. and central Canada.
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ssp. cespitosa – butte primrose, fragrant evening primrose, rock rose Sporadic in central and eastern Washington; widespread throughout western U.S. and central Canada.
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ssp. marginata – fragrant evening-primrose Occurring in southeastern Washington; widespread throughout western North America and into Texas.
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Oenothera curtiflora – small-flowered gaura, velvet weed Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central Washington to eastern Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona, east to North Dakota,, Iowa, and Louisiana; introduced in California and the eastern U.S., South America, Asia, and Australia.
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Oenothera elata – Hooker's evening primrose Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and southern Great Plains in the U.S.
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Oenothera flava – long-tubed evening primrose Occurring east of the Cascades crest, where known historically from the south-central area. Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
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Oenothera glazioviana – red-sepal evening-primrose Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California; also in scattered locations in the eastern U.S.
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Oenothera pallida – pale evening-primrose Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
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ssp. pallida – pale evening primrose Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
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Oenothera suffrutescens – scarlet beeblossom Reported from Bingen, Washington - unclear as to whether truly native or a garden escape; chiefly east of the Rockies, but crossing into western Montana.
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Oenothera villosa – common evening primrose Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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ssp. strigosa – hairy common evening primrose Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Oenothera in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Oenothera checklist entry
OregonFlora: Oenothera information
E-Flora BC: Oenothera atlas page
CalPhotos: Oenothera photos
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