PLANTS Profile for Oenothera nuttallii (Nuttall's evening primrose)

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Oenothera nuttallii Sweet
Nuttall's evening primrose

Symbol:

OENU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

Anogra nuttalliana

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: 599. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

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Synonyms:
Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

ANNU6

Anogra nuttalliana Spach

Distribution:
Oenothera nuttallii Sweet


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USA (CO, IL, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, UT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera

Classification:
Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

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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 nuttallii Sweet – Nuttall's evening primrose

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera nuttallii Sweet

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27433.

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: 05/20/2013 12:41 PM CDT