PLANTS Profile for Oenothera canescens (spotted evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.
spotted evening primrose

Symbol:

OECA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

Gaurella canescens

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 605. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

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Synonyms:
Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

GACA7

Gaurella canescens (Torr. & Frém.) A. Nelson

Native Status:
Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX, WY)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera

Classification:
Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus	Oenothera L. – evening primrose
Species	Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém. – spotted evening primrose

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW-

FAC

FACW-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27380.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 11:28 PM CDT