Oenothera filiformis
Plant species in the evening primrose family
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Oenothera filiformis, the longflower beeblossom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae.[3] It is native to the central United States.[2] An annual, biennial, or perennial, it can reach 12 ft (3.7 m) tall.[3] It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.[4] Flowers have four petals that are white or pink to red in color.[4]
| Oenothera filiformis | |
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| Longflower beeblossom in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. filiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera filiformis (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Taxonomy
Oenothera filiformis was scientifically described John Kunkel Small in 1898 and named Gaura filiformis. In 2007 it was moved to the genus Oenothera by the botanists Warren Lambert Wagner and Peter Coonan Hoch. It has no accepted subspecies or varieties according to Plants of the World Online. It has 6 synonyms.[2]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaura biennis var. pitcheri Torr. & A.Gray | 1840 | variety | = het. |
| Gaura exaltata Engelm. & A.Gray | 1845 | species | = het. |
| Gaura filiformis Small | 1898 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Gaura filiformis var. kearneyi Munz | 1938 | variety | = het. |
| Gaura filiformis var. typica Munz | 1939 | variety | ≡ hom., not validly publ. |
| Gaura longiflora Spach | 1835 | species | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | |||
