PLANTS Profile for Oenothera pilosella ssp. sessilis (meadow evening primrose)

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Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley
meadow evening primrose

Symbol:

OEPIS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley

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Synonyms:
Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley

OESE2

Oenothera sessilis (Pennell) Munz

Distribution:
Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley


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USA (AR, LA, TX)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 66 species in Oenothera, 2 subspecies in Oenothera pilosella Raf.

Classification:
Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) 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 pilosella Raf. – meadow evening primrose
Subspecies	Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley – meadow evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley

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.

Arkansas:
prairie evening primrose		Threatened

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley

Oenothera pilosella:

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+

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera pilosella Raf. ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524365.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 06:56 AM CDT