NameThatPlant.net: Oenothera simulans

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera simulans FAMILY Onagraceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Southeastern Gaura at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera simulans FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)

Oenothera simulans

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

Oenothera simulans

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Gaura angustifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-04-005:

Gaura angustifolia FAMILY Onagraceae

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

Gaura angustifolia

COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Gaura, Southern Bee-blossom

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image of Oenothera simulans, Southeastern Gaura, Southern Bee-blossom

Keith Bradley kab_o_simulans_78169

June Miami-Dade County FL

Keith Bradley kab_o_simulans_77778

July Miami-Dade County FL

Navy Wells Pineland Preserve

Petals 3-4, white to pink, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera simulans FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera simulans FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera simulans

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gaura angustifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-04-005:
Gaura angustifolia FAMILY Onagraceae

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

4107

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other open woodlands, sandy fields, roadsides, primarily in the outer Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in NC

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White to pink
3-4 merous (often mixed on a plant)
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Indehiscent capsule

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