PLANTS Profile for Oenothera argillicola (shale barren evening primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Oenothera argillicola Mack.
shale barren evening primrose

Symbol:

OEAR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Oenothera argillicola Mack.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 596. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Oenothera argillicola Mack.

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Synonyms:
Oenothera argillicola Mack.

OEARP

Oenothera argillicola Mack. var. pubescens Core & Davis

Distribution:
Oenothera argillicola Mack.


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USA (MD, PA, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera argillicola Mack.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 65 species in Oenothera

Classification:
Oenothera argillicola Mack.

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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 argillicola Mack. – shale barren evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera argillicola Mack.

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.

Pennsylvania:
shale-barren evening-primrose		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera argillicola Mack.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27374.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 07:35 AM MDT