Plants Profile for Oenothera caespitosa caespitosa (tufted evening primrose)

Image of Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa

General Information
Symbol:	OECAC2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Onagraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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©W.L. Wagner. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Usage Requirements.

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: 603. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
OECAM8	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. montana (Nutt.) Munz
OECAP4	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz
OECAM6	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. var. montana (Nutt.) Durand
OECAP2	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. var. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz
OECEC2	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. cespitosa Nutt., orth. var.
OECEM	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. montana (Nutt.) Munz, orth. var.
OECEP2	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz, orth. var.
OECEM5	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. var. montana (Nutt.) Durand, orth. var.
OECEP3	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. var. purpurea (S. Watson) Munz, orth. var.
PACA36	Pachylophis caespitosus (Nutt.) Raimann
PACE2	Pachylophis cespitosus (Nutt.) Raimann, orth. var.
PAMO9	Pachylophis montanus (Nutt.) A. Nelson

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 caespitosa Nutt. – tufted evening primrose
Subspecies	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. caespitosa – tufted evening primrose

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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.
Washington cespitose evening-primrose Sensitive

Wetland Status

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