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Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.
Oakes' evening primrose

       
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Line Drawing of Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.
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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Synonyms:
Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.

  OEAN2 Oenothera angustissima R.R. Gates
  OEBIO Oenothera biennis L. var. oakesiana A. Gray
  OECRS Oenothera cruciata Nutt. ex G. Don var. stenopetala (E.P. Bicknell) Fernald
  OEPAA Oenothera parviflora L. ssp. angustissima (R.R. Gates) Munz
  OEPAA2 Oenothera parviflora L. var. angustissima (R.R. Gates) Wiegand
  OEPAO Oenothera parviflora L. var. oakesiana (A. Gray) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.

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USA (CT, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI), CAN (MB, NB, NF, ON, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 65 species in Oenothera
 

Classification:
Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.

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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 oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult. – Oakes' evening primrose
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are 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.

Kentucky:
evening primrose              Historical
New York:
Oenothera parviflora var. oakesiana
evening primrose              Threatened
Ohio:
Oakes' evening-primrose              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27434.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

 
 
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