PLANTS Profile for Oenothera grandis (showy evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth
showy evening primrose

Symbol:

OEGR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth

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Synonyms:
Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth

	OELAG2	Oenothera laciniata Hill var. grandiflora (S. Watson) B.L. Rob.
	RAGR2	Raimannia grandis (Britton) Rose

Distribution:
Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth


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Related Taxa:
Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera

Classification:
Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth

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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 grandis (Britton) Smyth – showy evening primrose

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27403.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 10:05 AM CDT