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



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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image of Oenothera drummondii, Beach Evening Primrose, Drummond's Evening Primrose

JK Marlow    jkm080410_039

April    Charleston County    SC

Densely hairy perennial, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

image of Oenothera drummondii, Beach Evening Primrose, Drummond's Evening Primrose

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).

image of Oenothera drummondii, Beach Evening Primrose, Drummond's Evening Primrose

JK Marlow    jkm080410_046

April    Charleston County    SC

Petals whitish to yellowish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Oenothera drummondii, Beach Evening Primrose, Drummond's Evening Primrose

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).

image of Oenothera drummondii, Beach Evening Primrose, Drummond's Evening Primrose

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Whitish/Yellowish
4-lobed calyx
4 petals
8 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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