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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Oenothera hybrida
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010?:
Oenothera tetragona FAMILY Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Onagraceae (Munz, 1965)
Oenothera tetragona ssp. glauca
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Oenothera tetragona var. hybrida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kneiffia hybrida
COMMON NAME:
Blue Ridge Sundrops
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Oenothera hybrida
FAMILY
Onagraceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010?:
Oenothera tetragona
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Onagraceae (Munz, 1965)
Oenothera tetragona ssp. glauca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Oenothera tetragona var. hybrida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kneiffia hybrida
4942
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests and woodlands, rocky streambanks, moist roadsides, at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains
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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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