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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera drummondii
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Beach Evening Primrose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera drummondii
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Oenothera drummondii ssp. drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera drummondii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-003:
Oenothera drummondii FAMILY Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia drummondii
COMMON NAME:
Beach Evening Primrose, Drummond's Evening Primrose
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JK Marlow jkm080410_039
April Charleston County SC
Densely hairy perennial, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm080410_044
April Charleston County SC
The flowers are about 3" wide and turn toward the sun, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm080410_046
April Charleston County SC
Petals whitish to yellowish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm080410_049
April Charleston County SC
Spreading to creeping, sometimes appearing shrubby, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm080410_051
April Charleston County SC
Sepals nearly linear, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera drummondii
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera drummondii
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera drummondii ssp. drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera drummondii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-003:
Oenothera drummondii
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Raimannia drummondii
2679
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy ocean beaches, disturbed areas; eastwards perhaps only introduced or adventive from the western Gulf Coast, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Gulf state(s); occurrences in Coastal Plain of FL-SC-NC are also plausibly native
Rare in Carolina Coastal Plain (waifs inland)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Whitish/Yellowish
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p345
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p492
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p080
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