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Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh
scarlet beeblossom

       
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©James L. Reveal. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

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Synonyms:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

  GACOA Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh var. arizonica Munz
  GACOE3 Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh var. epilobioides (Kunth) Munz
  GACOG2 Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh var. glabra (Lehm.) Munz
  GACOP2 Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh var. parvifolia (Torr.) Rickett
  GACOT Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh var. typica Munz
  GAGL5 Gaura glabra Lehm.
  GAOD2 Gaura odorata Sessé ex Lag.
 

Distribution:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

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Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 20 species in Gaura
 

Classification:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

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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 coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh – scarlet beeblossom
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
scarlet gaura              B list (noxious weeds)
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

scarlet gaura

This plant 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27646.

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 Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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