Characteristics
Dicots
Oenothera biennis L.
COMMON EVENINGPRIMROSE
**
**
Native
FACU (NWPL)
**
Classification
Citation
OENOTHERA BIENNIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 346. 1753.
**
Without data (lectotype: LINN 484.1). Lectotypified by R. R. Gates, Amer. Naturalist 45: 587. 1911.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Bay
FSU
Broward
FLAS
Calhoun
USF
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Columbia
FLAS
Dixie
FLAS
Duval
FLAS
Escambia
UWFP
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Brunyera biennis
Brunyera biennis (Linnaeus) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 649. 1899.
BASIONYM: Oenothera biennis Linnaeus 1753.
Oenothera biennis forma muricata
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, forma muricata (Linnaeus) B. Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 93: 644. 1966.
BASIONYM: Oenothera muricata Linnaeus 1767.
Oenothera biennis subsp. caeciarum
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. caeciarum Munz, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2. 5: 133. 1965.
TYPE: NEW HAMPSHIRE: Hillsborough Co.: Hollis, cult. in California, 24 Jul 1936, Munz 14219 (holotype: POM; isotypes: POM 2 shts).
Oenothera biennis subsp. centralis
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. centralis Munz, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2. 5: 134. 1965.
TYPE: KENTUCKY: McCracken Co.: 11 mi. W of Paducah, 29 Aug 1935, Munz 13542 (holotype: POM; isotypes: BH, IND, NY).
Oenothera biennis subsp. chicaginensis
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. chicaginensis (de Vries ex Renner & Cleland) Á. Löve & D. Löve, Opera Bot. 5: 258. 1961.
BASIONYM: Oenothera chicaginensis de Vries ex Renner & Cleland 1933.
Oenothera biennis subsp. grandiflora
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. grandiflora Stomps, Receuil Trav. Bot. Neerl. 41: 135. 1948, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. suaveolens (Persoon) Rouy & Camus 1901; Oenothera suaveolens Persoon 1805.
Oenothera biennis subsp. rubricaulis
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. rubricaulis (Klebahn) Stomps, Recueil Trav. Bot. Neerl. 41: 136. 1948.
BASIONYM: Oenothera rubricaulis Klebahn 1914.
Oenothera biennis subsp. suaveolens
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, subsp. suaveolens (Persoon) Rouy & Camus, Fl. France 7: 200. 1901.
BASIONYM: Oenothera suaveolens Persoon 1805.
Oenothera biennis var. leptomeres
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, var. leptomeres Bartlett, Amer. J. Bot. 1: 242. 1914.
TYPE: NETHERLANDS: Santpoort, cult. in Michigan, s.d., Bartlett s.n. (holotype: MICH 2 shts).
Oenothera biennis var. muricata
Oenothera biennis Linnaeus, var. muricata (Linnaeus) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 492. 1840, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Onagra chrysantha Spach, var. grandiflora Spach 1836; Oenothera muricata Linnaeus 1767.
Specimens and Distribution
Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.
Counties listed:
Range of years during which specimens were collected:
Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
No specimens found
Plant Photos
