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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Oenothera tetragona +
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera fruticosa +
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-02-010:
Oenothera tetragona
FAMILY
Onagraceae
COMMON NAME:
Northern Sundrops, Appalachian Sundrops
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JK Marlow jkm070611_073
June Henderson County NC
Petals yellow, to 1" long, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_trsp7
June Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
Hypanthium present, prolonged above the inferior ovary as a calyx tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmotetragona_brp1
June-July? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Inflorescence usually erect. Petals (8-)15-35mm long, per Weakley's Flora.