PLANTS Profile for Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata (tufted evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz
tufted evening primrose

Symbol:

OECAM4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

Photo of Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

Oenothera cespitosa ssp. marginata

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Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

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Synonyms:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

	OECAM7	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. var. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz
	OECEM4	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz, orth. var.
	OECEM2	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. var. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz, orth. var.

Distribution:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 65 species in Oenothera, 5 subspecies in Oenothera caespitosa Nutt.

Classification:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

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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 caespitosa Nutt. – tufted evening primrose
Subspecies	Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz – tufted evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

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:
tufted evening-primrose		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566061.

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

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 03:21 AM MDT