PLANTS Profile for Oenothera fruticosa (narrowleaf evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera fruticosa L.
narrowleaf evening primrose

Symbol:

OEFR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Oenothera fruticosa L.

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Distribution:
Oenothera fruticosa L.


View Native Status

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera fruticosa L.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 65 species in Oenothera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa
narrowleaf evening primrose

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
narrowleaf evening primrose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oenothera fruticosa L.

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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 fruticosa L. – narrowleaf evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera fruticosa L.

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.

Connecticut:
sundrops		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Oenothera fruticosa L.

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

FACU+

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Oenothera fruticosa L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera fruticosa L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27369.

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).

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 06:48 AM MDT