PLANTS Profile for Oenothera deltoides (birdcage evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.
birdcage evening primrose

Symbol:

OEDE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.

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Distribution:
Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, UT)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. ssp. ambigua (S. Watson) W. Klein. . Image Available.

Oenothera deltoides ssp. ambigua
birdcage evening primrose

Distribution of Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. ssp. cognata (Jeps.) W. Klein. .

Oenothera deltoides ssp. cognata
birdcage evening primrose

Distribution of Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. ssp. deltoides. . Image Available.

Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides
birdcage evening primrose

Distribution of Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. ssp. howellii (Munz) W. Klein. . Image Available.

Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii
Antioch Dunes evening primrose

Distribution of Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. ssp. piperi (Munz) W. Klein. . Image Available.

Oenothera deltoides ssp. piperi
Piper's evening primrose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oenothera deltoides 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 deltoides Torr. & Frém. – birdcage evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém.

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

United States:
Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii
Antioch Dunes evening-primrose		Endangered
California:
Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii
Antioch Dunes evening-primrose		Endangered

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

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27389.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 04:54 AM CDT