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Gaura mollis James
velvetweed

       
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Gaura mollis James

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Synonyms:
Gaura mollis James

  GAPA6 Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm.
  GAPAL Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. var. lachnocarpa Weath.
  GAPAT3 Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. var. typica Munz
 

Distribution:
Gaura mollis James

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Gaura mollis James

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 20 species in Gaura
 

Classification:
Gaura mollis James

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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 Gaura L. – beeblossom
Species Gaura mollis James – velvetweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Gaura mollis James

Gaura parviflora
smallflowered gaura
velvetweed
velvety gaura
willow gaura

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Gaura mollis James

Gaura parviflora:

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? NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Gaura mollis James

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565206.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Gaura mollis James

Arizona: abstract & image of smallflower gaura (Gaura parviflora)

 
 
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