PLANTS Profile for Oenothera flava (yellow evening primrose)

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Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett
yellow evening primrose

Symbol:

OEFL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

Robert Tatina. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

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Distribution:
Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett


View Native Status

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

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

Oenothera flava ssp. flava
yellow evening primrose

Oenothera flava ssp. taraxacoides
yellow evening primrose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

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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 flava (A. Nelson) Garrett – yellow evening primrose

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

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.

Washington:
long-tubed evening-primrose		Possibly Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC+,FACW

FACW

FACW*

FACW

FAC+

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27397.

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).

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 05:14 AM MDT