PLANTS Profile for Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca (narrowleaf evening primrose)

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Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley
narrowleaf evening primrose

Symbol:

OEFRG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

Oenothera tetragona

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

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Synonyms:
Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

	KNGL	Kneiffia glauca (Michx.) Spach
	KNHY	Kneiffia hybrida (Michx.) Small
	KNLA	Kneiffia latifolia Rydb.
	KNTE	Kneiffia tetragona (Roth) Pennell
	OERI	Oenothera riparia Nutt.
	OETE4	Oenothera tetragona Roth
	OETEG	Oenothera tetragona Roth ssp. glauca (Michx.) Munz
	OETEF	Oenothera tetragona Roth var. fraseri (Pursh) Munz
	OETEH	Oenothera tetragona Roth var. hybrida (Michx.) Fernald
	OETEL2	Oenothera tetragona Roth var. latifolia (Rydb.) Fernald

Distribution:
Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera, 2 subspecies in Oenothera fruticosa L.

Classification:
Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

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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 fruticosa L. – narrowleaf evening primrose
Subspecies	Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley – narrowleaf evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

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Connecticut:
Oenothera fruticosa
sundrops		Special Concern

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 fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

Oenothera fruticosa:

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

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACU

FACU+

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524358.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 05:31 AM CDT