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Oenothera perennis L.
little evening primrose

       
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Photo of Oenothera perennis L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Oenothera perennis L.

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Synonyms:
Oenothera perennis L.

  KNPE Kneiffia perennis (L.) Pennell
  KNPU Kneiffia pumila (L.) Spach
  OEPER Oenothera perennis L. var. rectipilis (S.F. Blake) S.F. Blake
  OEPET Oenothera perennis L. var. typica Munz
 

Distribution:
Oenothera perennis L.

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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 (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Oenothera perennis L.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 65 species in Oenothera
 

Classification:
Oenothera perennis 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 perennis L. – little evening primrose
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera perennis 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.

Illinois:
small sundrops              Threatened
Indiana:
small sundrops              Threatened
Iowa:
small sundrops              Threatened
Kentucky:
small sundrops              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Oenothera perennis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Oenothera perennis 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
FAC-,FAC FAC- FAC- FAC NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera perennis L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27372.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/06/2008 01:41 PM MDT