OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Oenothera unguiculata   FAMILY Onagraceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Oenothera unguiculata

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-009?:

Oenothera fruticosa   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Oenothera fruticosa var. unguiculata

 

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Sundrops


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Oenothera unguiculata   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera unguiculata

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. fruticosa

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-009?:
Oenothera fruticosa   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Oenothera fruticosa var. unguiculata

 

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4885

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhill seeps, moist to wet loamy savannas, wet maritime grasslands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule

 

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