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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera speciosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera speciosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-007:
Oenothera speciosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Hartmannia speciosa
COMMON NAME:
Showy Evening Primrose, White Evening Primrose, Pink-ladies, Pink Evening Primrose
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JK Marlow jkm060427_011
April Greenville County SC
Old mill village
All Oenothera found in the southern mtns have a 4-branched stigma, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm0305a_17
May Greenville County SC
Old mill village
Flowers white to pink with a yellow center, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.