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