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 hybrida   FAMILY Onagraceae   Go to FSUS key



(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona   FAMILY Onagraceae

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

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona

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

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010?:

Oenothera tetragona   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Onagraceae (Munz, 1965)

Oenothera tetragona ssp. glauca

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

Oenothera tetragona var. hybrida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Kneiffia hybrida

 

COMMON NAME:
Blue Ridge Sundrops


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

(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona   FAMILY Onagraceae

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

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona

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

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010?:
Oenothera tetragona   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Onagraceae (Munz, 1965)
Oenothera tetragona ssp. glauca

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kneiffia hybrida

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4942

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests and woodlands, rocky streambanks, moist roadsides, at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains

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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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