PLANTS Profile for Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa (tufted evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa
tufted evening primrose

Symbol:

OECAC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

Photo of Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

Oenothera cespitosa ssp. cespitosa

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Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

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Synonyms:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

	OECAM8	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. montana (Nutt.) Munz
	OECAP4	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz
	OECAM6	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. var. montana (Nutt.) Durand
	OECAP2	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. var. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz
	OECEC2	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. cespitosa Nutt., orth. var.
	OECEM	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. montana (Nutt.) Munz, orth. var.
	OECEP2	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz, orth. var.
	OECEM5	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. var. montana (Nutt.) Durand, orth. var.
	OECEP3	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. var. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz, orth. var.
	PACA36	Pachylophis caespitosus (Nutt.) Raimann
	PACE2	Pachylophis cespitosus (Nutt.) Raimann, orth. var.
	PAMO9	Pachylophis montanus (Nutt.) A. Nelson

Distribution:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa


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USA (CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera, 5 subspecies in Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

Classification:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

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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 caespitosa Nutt. – tufted evening primrose
Subspecies	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa – tufted evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
cespitose evening-primrose		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566058.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 02:55 PM CDT